what democracy have to do with poverty ?
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DEMOCRATIC THEORY 2019
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Poverty as a threat to democracy
by KJQ
Democracy takes many forms – some are Western liberal democracies, others are Asian authoritarian democracies. What all of these democratic forms have in common, however, is an element of collective decision-making wherein all citizens can equally participate[1]. Some believe that democratic ideals of civil liberty and equality are inherently valuable, while others believe that democracies produce benefits like good political decisions and increased civic participation. While democracies mechanisms and outcomes seem to engage the whole population, a group seems to be left out of these mechanisms and benefits, namely those in poverty. While there is no uniform dollar value to poverty universally, in general, those in poverty lack the economic resources to achieve a minimum standard of living[2]. It can be due to the fact that individuals lack the economic ability to work, or that the economy has oversupply of labor such that some people cannot find work, or that in cases whether individuals can and do work, they remain insufficiently paid for a multitude of reasons. I argue today that poverty is a threat to democracy in two ways – first, it destroys the equality necessary for democratic participation, second, it incapacitates the poor from meaningfully participating in collective decision-making.
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.
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