Question

how poverty affects democracy​

Answer 1

Answer:

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.

HOPE SO IT HELPS YOU

Answer 2

First, poverty destroys the equality necessary for democratic participation in three ways – one, it makes the poor more likely to give up their vote in exchange for respite from poverty; two, it allows the wealthy – due to the income inequality – to buy excessive influence; three, poor people are unable to access institutions to remedy inequality.

One, poverty makes the poor more likely to give up their vote in exchange for respite from poverty. When one is poor, one is constantly seeking to alleviate the poverty one is embedded in. This social hunger presents an opportunity for opportunistic parties to strike a deal of acquisition of poor people’s political freedoms. They offer monetary respite or an uplifting in standard of living in exchange for a vote. Poor people are highly likely to strike this deal because the alternative of living below the poverty line is too inhumane to be a viable alternative. As such, politicians can buy votes of the poor.