Democracy
By Mr. Siddharth
Chandrasekar
Why is Democracy a better
form of Government ?
1.Democracy promotes
equality among people
2.Enhances the dignity of the
individual
3.Improves the quality of
decision making
4.Provides a method to
resolve conflicts
5.Allows room to correct
Why is Democracy a better
form of Government ?
6.It is a legitimate
Government
7.It is slow, less efficient
and not very responsive
or clean
8.It is people’s own
Government
9.It has its own ability to
What are the outcomes of
Democracy ?
• Democracy is just a form
of Government
• It can only create
conditions for achieving
something
• Citizens have to take
advantage and achieve
goals
What are the things that a
Democracy must provide?
1. People have the right to choose
rulers and people have control
over rulers
2. People’s participation in
decision making
3. Government should be
accountable to citizens,
responsive to the needs and
expectations of the citizens
4. Democracy is based on the idea
of deliberation and negotiations
What are the things that a
Democracy must provide?
6. Government has to follow
procedures and its decisions
must be both more acceptable
and effective
7. Democracy develops
mechanisms for citizens to hold
the Government accountable
and take part in decision
making
8. Democracy ensures that
Measurement of Democracy
as per their Outcome…
• Regular, free and fair elections
• Open public debate on major
policies and legislations
• Citizen’s right to information
about the Government and its
functioning
Tainted Records…
• Fall short of elections that
provide a fair chance to
everyone and in subjecting every
decision to public debate
•
What can we expect from
the Government?
• We can expect the Government
to be attentive to the needs of
the people and their demands
and at the same time the
Government has to be free of
corruption
Economic Growth &
Development…
• 1950 – 2000 : Dictatorships have
higher rate of Economic growth
Economic development
depends on several factors:
• Country’s population size
• Global situation