OUTCOMES OF

DEMOCRACY
MADE BY – SAMEER SINGH
CLASS – X – A
 QUALITY OF GOVERNMENT

 The Quality of Government approach directs attention to issues such as impartiality in the exercise of public power,
professionalism in public service delivery, effective measures against corruption, and meritocracy instead of patronage and
nepotism.
 Quality of government in this sense is a narrow, pragmatic concept that is neutral with respect to ethics.
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
◦ Effects of democracy on economic growth
 Democratization of a country from a non-democratic regime is usually preceded by a fall in GDP, and a volatile
but expected growth in the long run. On the other hand, authoritarian regimes experience significant growth at the
beginning and decline in the long run .
o Survival of democracies
 The conditions for their origins may be hard to determine, but the factors on which its survival depends are easily
identifiable, and are tightly connected to economic growth, that is the level of development measured as per capita
income. Another factor would be the education of the labor force. Specifically the years of schooling of an average
citizen.
EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON DEVELOPMENT

 Economic development may influence democracy in many ways. By tightening the revolution constraint, creating
rising inequality or simply increasing the level of income in the society. And while the increase in GDP may be the
primary method of measurement, there is much more, such as forming or greatly changing productive
relationships, migrating firms and workers to cities up to affecting human capital and technology.
 As democracies require certain political institutions, it is quite interesting that they do not have a high impact on
economic growth. What matters for economic development is, in fact political stability, rather than a particular
political institution. As it is safe to assume that any political institution will promote development as long as it is
stable, which means that the danger lies in political instability.
 FREEDOM AND DIGNITY
◦ Democracy is a better form of government than dictatorship in the following respects:
• Promotes equality among citizens.
• Enhances the dignity of the individual.
• Improves the quality of decision-making.
• Provides a method to resolve conflicts.
• Allows room to correct mistakes.
WHY DEMOCRACY IS A BETTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT ?

◦ Democracy is the best form of government due to the following reasons

• The rulers of the nation are elected by the public.
• It is a government which is accountable to the people
• Democracy improves the quality of decision-making.
• Democracy provides a method to deal with differences and conflicts.
• Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens.
PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY -

1. Participation of citizens
2. Equality
3. Accountability
4. Transparency
5. Political tolerance
6. Multi-party system
7. Control over the abuse of power
8. Freedom of economy
9. Bill of rights
10. Human rights
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPENDS ON -

 COUNTRY’S POPULATION SIZE

 GLOBAL SITUATION
 COOPERATION FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
 ECONOMIC PRIORITY ADOPTED BY THE COUNTRY
OUTCOMES OF DEMOCRACY
o People have developed awareness and ability to expect and look critically at power holders .
o Success of democracy with more expectations and complaints and people which indirectly indicates participation .