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Democracy and illiteracy do not move together

Introduction
.emergence of democracy
.views of political scientists about relationship between edu and demo.plato,aristotle,laski

Democracy in illiterate society
Political:
Inept leadership
Concentration of power in few hands
Lack of provision of basic rights like free speech,right to info
Rule of families
Social:
Less focus on human development
Rulers do not provide basic necessities of life like food,edu,health,
People do not give much importance to morality which is very necessary for democracy
Economic:
.shackles of economic slavery
.indirect taxation by gvt
.feudalism
Administrative:
.people consider civil servants as their masters
.crisis of good governance
.red tapism

These all things are antithesis of democracy.

Democracy where society is literate.A comparison of developed and under developed countries
Political:
.Visionary and responsible leadership
.political culture..people vote on performance
.no concept of violation of human right
.political parties encourage public participation.
.devolution of power.
Social:
.Provision of basic human rights
.Strict adherence to social norms(zero tolerance against corrupt people)
.religious harmony
.high human development indexes
.women are empowered
Economic:
.equitable distribution of resoures.
.direct taxation..main source of government's income
.good use of public money
.economic liberty..peole not rely on anyone which make them free to exercise their will
Administrative:
Strong institutions..meritocracy
Financial and operational autonomy
Civil servants are service providers,not masters
People can hold them accountable in case of poor performance..
Conclusion:
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