Over a hundred countries of the world today claim and practice some kind of democratic politics: they have formal constitutions, they hold elections, they have parties and they guarantee rights of citizens. While these features are common to most of them. these democracies are very much different from each other in terms of their social situations, their economic achievements and their cultures. Clearly, what may be achieved or not achieved under each of these democracies will be very different. Our interest in and fascination for democracy often pushes us into taking a position that democracy can address all socio-economic and political problems. If some of our expectations are not met, we Start blaming the idea of democracy. Or, we start doubting if we are living in a democracy. The first step towards thinking carefully about the outcomes of democracy is to recognise that democracy is just a form of government. It can only create conditions for achieving something. The citizens have to take advantage of those conditions and achieve those goals.
There are some things that democracy must provide. In a democracy, we are most concerned with ensuring that people will have the right to choose their rulers and people will have control over the rulers.
Whenever possible and necessary, citizens should be able to participate in decision making, that affects them all. Therefore, the most basic outcome of democracy should be that it produces a government that is accountable to the citizens, and responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens.
(a) Why the achievement of democracy differs in various countries? (b) Mention the outcome of democracy and suggest a way to achieve it.
(c) Can democracy itself achieve its goals? Evaluate.
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Answer:
because democracy is 44 the country people and it help us democracy can achieve the country without democracy country cannot be run over
Democracy
Explanation:
(a) Though most countries in the world practice some form of democratic policies like formal constitutions, hold elections, have parties, guarantee rights to citizens, the achievement of democracy differs from one country to other based on social situations, their economic achievements and their cultures.
(b) The most basic outcome of democracy should be that it produces a government that is accountable to the citizens, and is responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens. We can achieve this objective by ensuring that people have the right to choose their rulers and have control over the rulers. Whenever possible and necessary, citizens should be able to participate in decision making, that affects them all.
(c) We should recognize that democracy is just a form of government. It can only create conditions for achieving something. The citizens have to take advantage of those conditions and achieve those goals.