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Default Please assess my write up : Democracy in the developing world

For a country, it is a great challenge to counter forces which are responsible for hindering or toppling a democratic system of government unless it has the potential of defeating such forces. Democracy has an astounding characteristic of inclusiveness and inclusiveness integrates local population to the mainstream thus even the negative elements find space to propagate their ill agenda. In the developing world, democracy has been quite often intervened by negative elements invading the people-centric system in order to serve their self-serving interests and agenda. From developing countries of Asia to Africa, democracy has not been able to establish its firm roots in the developing world. There are various institutional and structural factors responsible for loosening the grip of democracy in developing countries. Once a firm democratic institutional structure is enacted to tighten the grip of democracy in the developing world, it would be easier for democratic structure to sustain
Failure of governance and institutional structure is one of the core reasons for weakening of democracy in a country. In the developing world, governmental institutions are not robust because of which operational as well as administrative hurdles arise and a vicious cycle of blame-game begin which further deteriorates the roots of democracy. Formal democratic institutional arrangements on the pattern of true people-centric approach and public service delivery modules could accelerate the process of democratization in the developing world in its true sense. Rotten democracy can not solve myriad political, strategic and economic issues which the developing countries are facing. Only a democracy which is based on the principles of fair justice system, good governance, accountability, transparency and equality could give the much-needed push to governmental set up in the developing countries for bringing out a positive change through out
Lack of women participation in the people-centered democratic government system is tantamount to neglecting a whole section of society from playing a constructive role in the affairs of the state. Sadly, in most of the developing countries, women participation in the decision-making and policy-making circles is below par. This renders women section of the society helpless and vulnerable to male-dominated patriarchal governance set up. Effective legislative framework and instrumental institutional arrangements could only be enacted when they have the capacity of addressing the concerns of male and well as female without any gender discrimination. In order to achieve the objective of gender equality at institutional level, it is mandatory to maximize women participation at all levels of policymaking and decision-making.
Absence of reforms for alleviating poverty and focusing on sustainable developing is another major responsibility of democratic system but it is put on the back burner in developing countries because of two major reasons, namely, social disparity due to class differences and lack of financial resources to support social development programmes. Most of the funds allocated for social development are either eaten away by political elites and are never disbursed to improve the living condition of people or they are so meager that they fail to achieve poverty alleviation objectives. In a developing country, it is sad reality that the whole spectrum of social issues surfacing across the country is never seriously addressed by the governments, negating the basic feature of democracy. There is no other political system as people-friendly as democracy but it is never exercised in its true essence due to inherent political, institutional and administrative weaknesses existent within developing countries.
Legislative scuffles and bureaucratic hurdles are also a harsh reality which is precipitated in the democratic institutions of a developing country. These obstacles are reinforced by political anarchy in developing countries as a result of which citizens bear the brunt of economic disparities and social inequalities. Red-tapism has harmed trust of people in the government and legislative scuffles have further eroded their confidence in expecting better results from the government as promised by the system of democracy. In a true democracy justice system, legislative framework and bureaucracy focus in public service delivery in an efficient and effective manner. Miserably, an eroded institutional system could only tarnish trust and confidence of people in the system. In developing countries, like Pakistan and Bangladesh, bureaucracy is often accused of misusing their powers by its excessive use. In Bangladesh, political meddling in bureaucracy has completely dismantled the system of public service delivery. Only an autonomous bureaucracy could nurture the roots of democracy in a developing country which is indeed a resounding responsibility on the shoulders of government servants
Unawareness and lack of educational ethos among local populace have made the democratic system in the developing countries more languid. Unless people are aware of their political rights and responsibilities, they will be unable to politically engage to enhance the strength of democratic structure. Media, which is a forum for disseminating public opinion, has often been manipulated by political class for achieving their vested interests. In Afghanistan, which is a war-torn developing country neighbouring Pakistan, media is used as a tool by the government to spew venom against Pakistan by misinforming locals so that they turn against Pakistanis subsequently intensifying enmity between the two countries which serves the interest of Indian-backed Afghan government. Similarly, in various other countries lack of political awareness and ethos have induced national disharmony and political disintegrating ultimately damaging the foundation of democratic structure
The culture of silence among citizens, by not protesting against the misdeeds of political leaders, disfigures the democratic structure. Traditionally, in developing countries, government plans are not disclosed to people and many deals take place covertly so that people do not turn to streets if they get to know about the irregularities of the government. In other cases, people do not show interest in asking the governments to make their plans public. Many a times, public money is misused by the democratic governments in developing countries because political power resides in their hands but since people are not much aware of their rights and obligations due to low literacy rates therefore the politically corrupt go scot free. Unbridled corruption of democratically elected leaders is detrimental to the cause of democracy especially in developing countries where the spectrum of issues faced by local population is quite wide
Inadequate citizen participation in political system, primarily in developing countries, excludes a huge chunk of society from the political system hence there is high probability the only a small section of population with its political clout rules in a dynastic way over people in the name of democracy. Dynastic politics weakens the core foundation of democratic system in a country. Developing countries, like Pakistan and Bangladesh, offer examples of such dynastic politics which has made democracy fragile and languid.
Political quagmire and other internal conflicts which are the major forces decelerating the prosperity of the developing world are key reasons behind the fragility of democratic structure in these states. The game of accusation and recriminations among political parties has badly affected the pace of democratization in the developing world. The political parties should cooperate and collaborate with each other and address the national issues through combined effort instead of resorting to leg pulling and other manipulative tactics. For example, in Pakistan, democratic political parties waste their time and resources in political quarrels instead of restoring to constructive measures to solve the myriad political, economic and social issues confronting the country. In such a scenario, it is difficult to concentrate efforts and capitalize on potential resources for finding solution to the difficulties faced by developing countries
Active participation of citizens in the political culture of a developing country could profoundly pave ways for furthering the process of democratization in the developing world. Democracy, as a political system, has always supported the cause of people and it could only be nurtured further by engagement of people in the decision-making and policy-making process. General public is the chief stakeholder in a democracy and no democracy could function at its fullest by neglecting general citizenry. Public issues are solved through taking their inputs, processing their input in an effective way and subsequently delivering the finished product in the form of efficient public service.
Modern political governance in a democracy is people-centric and people-friendly. Great democracies have visionary leaders who work for public good through the will of public. For example, today Canada offers a fine example of modern day political governance in a functioning democracy where the Prime Minister mingles with the general public and addresses their issues through punctually attending parliamentary sessions and resolving national issues through national consensus.
Political awareness is necessary for a functioning democracy and unless it is not aroused among the people, democracy will fail to stand firm. A developing country with a fragile democracy has to take keen interest in raising political awareness through awareness programmes and by maximizing interaction between political leaders and general public. Active involvement of general public in political arena will strength democratic culture and ultimately will lubricate the vehicle of democratic values in the developing world. Use of social media and other social forums could be a step in the right direction in this regard
Devolution of powers to the locals who are well aware of the problems of general public is another step to democratize developing countries. Use of ICT technology can effectively help the leaders at local government level to achieve their goals and objectives thus bolstering the effectiveness of Local bodies in a democracy. For example, the project “FixMyStreet” developed to improve the performance of Local Governments has been very successful in fulfilling local government objectives. Similarly, various other such ICT Tools could help public in participating at political level for bringing about a positive change in the society. The project “BugIT” was another successful initiative in which general public was involved in the budgeting process by offering them a platform for raising their concerns and submitting their recommendations. Through these ICT projects, devolution of power to locals and its exercise is materialized.
Non bureaucratic planning and decentralization of management systems could open a new arena in the modern political governance system in democracies of the developing world. In the developing world, political meddling and interventions have eroded the roots of democracy by deteriorating bureaucracy and concentrating powers in the hands of few. In such a set up, public service delivery suffers set back. For a democracy to function smoothly in the developing world, bureaucracy needs to focus on public service by shunning all kinds of political meddling and distributing the power in such a manner so as to serve the interests of general public rather than their political bosses
Checks and balances on the state institutions by developing a robust anti-corruption strategy and other frameworks to restore a proper governance system based on the core principles of democracy such as accountability, transparency, effective criminal justice system etc. Any political leader or a government officer convicted of committing any type of crime should not be allowed to misuse its authorized power to go scot-free instead the judiciary could act in a transparent and democratic manner by imposing penalty on such an individual and setting an example for the others to refrain from ill activities that could harm national interests and prestige of state institutions
A democratic governments needs to focus on quality of education and could earn an honourable place on the map of world by initiating sound programmes for increasing literacy rate and accelerating such activities to educate local populace which could act as an asset for the nation rather than a burden by contributing to national economy through their particular skill set. Vision 2025 of Pakistan focuses on increasing the literacy rate besides achieving other national goals. Educating public and integrating it to the mainstream could help governments in achieving their national goals in a manner par excellence
In the end, it could be concluded that there are many problems and hurdles in the way of truly democratization of the developing world, but it is not impossible to restoring to sensible and wise ways to achieve true democracy. It is the prime responsibility of a state to boost its international prestige and emerge as a prosperous nation on the map and that is only possible through nurturing democratic culture in present day world and resolving all internal and external conflicts which are impeding a state on the path to democracy


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Though you have made a good effort and spent a hell of time in writing all this but you have, seriously, many issues in writing. I read 2 or 3 paragraphs and found that
1- You have used difficult synonyms that does not seems good in the places
2- You do not know the use of article "the"
3- your sentences are long unnecessarily
etc

hope it will help...
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