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OUTCOMES OF DEMOCRACY (2)

The document discusses the advantages of democracy over other forms of government, highlighting its ability to ensure equality, improve decision-making, and enhance citizen dignity. It emphasizes the importance of accountability, responsiveness, and legitimacy in democratic governance, as well as the accommodation of social diversity. Additionally, it addresses the challenges of economic growth, inequality, and the ongoing expectations citizens have from their democratic systems.

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OUTCOMES OF DEMOCRACY (2)

The document discusses the advantages of democracy over other forms of government, highlighting its ability to ensure equality, improve decision-making, and enhance citizen dignity. It emphasizes the importance of accountability, responsiveness, and legitimacy in democratic governance, as well as the accommodation of social diversity. Additionally, it addresses the challenges of economic growth, inequality, and the ongoing expectations citizens have from their democratic systems.

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OUTCOMES OF DEMOCRACY

DEMOCRACY BETTER THAN OTHER FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

a. Ensures equality among citizens


b. Improves the quality of decision making
c. Enhances the dignity of citizens
d. Resolve conflicts
e. Allows to correct own mistakes
f. Accountable, responsible, legitimate
g. Accommodates social diversity

ACCOUNTABLE, RESPONSIVE, LEGITIMATE

Accountable
a. People choose their leaders
b. They have the right to dismiss their leaders
c. Based on deliberation and negotiation
d. Takes time before arriving at a particular decision
e. Based on the principle of transparency

Responsive
a. Responses to the needs and expectations of the citizens
b. It is attentive to the need and demands of the people
c. Largely free of corruption

Legitimate
a. People's own government
b. People wish to be ruled by representatives
c. People believe democracy is better for their country

ACCOMODATION OF SOCIAL DIVERSITY


a. Peaceful and harmonious life
b. Accommodation in Belgium
c. No society or government can fully reserve conflicts
d. Democracy gives the best solution
e. Non democracy turns a lind eye
f. Ability to handle social differences
g. Exception in Sri Lanka
2 conditions
1. Majority and minority should work together
2. Majority means more number of people support the decision
3.
DIGNITY AND FREEDOM OF CITIZENS
a. Freedom of speech and expression
b. Freedom to contest elections
c. Participation in decision making process
d. One person, One vote, One value
e. Equal opportunity to all

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT


a. Economic growth rate is slightly higher in dictatorship
b. Democracy lag behind

REASONS
● Population
● Production level
● Global situation
● Cooperation from other countries
● Economic policies adopted by the country

REDUCTION OF INEQUALITY AND POVERTY


a. Democracy ensures political equality but not economic equality
b. Presence of ultra rich families
c. People at the bottom of the society
d. Struggling for food, clothes and shelter
e. Indian government never raise the question of poverty
f. Poverty situation of bangladesh
g. Poor country depend on rich

IN DEMOCRACY EXAMINATION NEVER GETS OVER


a. Expectations from democracy function as the criteria to judge
democracy
b. Examination never gets over
c. Democracy passes one and appears another test
d. People ask more from democracy
e. People complaining is itself a testimony to the success of democracy
f. People have developed awareness to look critically at power holders
and the mighty
g. Public expression of dissatisfaction shows the success of democratic
project
h. It transforms people subjects to citizens
i. Most individuals believe that their votes make difference

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