(Dahl (1971) Page 2) Since it is almost impossible for a government to be responsive to all of its citizens, Dahl calls our everyday conception of democracy Polyarchy. ... Dahl's purpose of Polyarchy is to determine conditions favor or impede a transformation into a political regime in which opponents of the government can openly and legally organize into political parties in order to oppose the government in free and fair elections. (Dahl (1971) Page 2) Now considering the political Regime of Nigeria, I can say that it presents a struggle to institutionalize stable governments. ... On ...

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Certainly, a substantial amount of wealth in this type of system would grant any successful capitalist the ability to afford to pay lobbyists to leverage their government for their own gain. In such a system wealth would even allow a successful capitalist to run for office so that they could influence government directly and possibly even for their own gain. ... This, however, is not a problem for China given that the autocracy that rules their nation does not guarantee any equality at all. ... The authors draw strong comparisons between China and the USSR noting that it too was once an emergi...

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As such this essay will discuss different subsets of legitimacy judging whether they are mutually exclusive or complementary whilst avoiding the conflation of 'more legitimacy' with 'better government'. ... Whichever way the situation is examined, it is always examined through the prism of a mind which has grown up and been socialised into thinking that their system of government is the best. ... Following on from the previous acknowledgement that those in our society have been socialised into considering democracy the best form of government for our society, we can state...

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Democracy as a form of government has been viewed through the prism of western liberal ideological thought. ... Democracy is essential to address India's developmental challenges in view of its diversity and need for responsive government. ... Comparisons with immediate decision making in China have been used to suggest that democracy has limitations in fostering economic development. ... Additionally the populism of Indian democratic government reflects the strength of being responsive rather than the weakness of giving in to popular opinion. ...

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History Before being able to focus on the problems Cambodia has faced on its road to establishing a democratic government, one must shed light on Cambodia's rich history. ... Secondly, corruption in the political sense saw a major development when a deal was struck by the then-coalition government formed by the CPP and the FUNCINPEC party in which the ministries of the country were divided up between themselves. ... Furthermore, close ties between the business sector of the economy and the government make it extremely difficult to obtain any form of information about the business matters...

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