Question

HOW DOES DEMOCRACY HELPS IN REDUCTION OF INEQUALITY AND POVERTY??​

Answer 1

Four ways in which democracies have been able to reduce inequality and poverty are:

Gives equal voting rights to all the citizens.

Provides equal opportunity to all the sections of the society.

Ensures social equality by protecting the rights of the citizens without discrimination.

Answer 2

$\bf\pink{ Democracy, \: being \: based \: on \: the \: principle \: of } \\ \bf\red{ equality \: is \: likely \: to \: promoten \: greater \: social \: justice.} \\ \bf\orange{ Democratic \: laws \: work \: for \: the \: betterment \: of \: the \: people } \\ \bf\green{ \: as \: a \: whole. \: </p><p>The \: ways \: in \: which \: democracies \: have \: been } \\ \bf\blue{ able \: to \: reduce \: inequality \: and \: poverty \: are \leadsto: }</p><p> \\ \\ \bf\orange{ (i) Women \: have \: been \: given \: equal \: rights-like \: those \: of \:} \\ \bf\purple{ men \: in \: most \: of \: the \: democratic \: countries \: like \: India. }\\ \\ \bf\purple{ </p><p>(ii) Special \: efforts \: have \: been \: made \: to \: uplift \: the \: weaker \: sections} \\ \bf\red{ of \: the \: society \: (like \: the \: Scheduled \: Castes \: and \: Scheduled \: Tribes),} \\ \bf\pink{ \: so \: that \: they \: could \: live \: with \: dignity \: and \: honour. }\\ \\ \bf\green{</p><p>(iii) Democracies \: everywhere \: try \: to \: provide \: a \: fair \: share \: to } \\ \bf\blue{ \: every \: citizen \: in \: the \: natural \: resources \: of \: the \: country.} \: \\ \\ \bf\pink{ </p><p>(iv) In \: almost \: all \: democratic \: countries \: of \: the \: world, \: poor \: people \: } \\ \bf\ are \: given \:many \: concessions \: but \: richer \: classes \: are \: made \: to \: pay \\ \bf\blue{ more \: income \: tax.}$