Merits and demerits of democracy

by Yuvi - December 4, 2021

Meaning of Democracy

Merits and demerits of a Democracy

Merits of democracy:

• A democratic government is a better government because it is a more accountable form of government.
• A democratic government is a more responsible form of government, and a stronger form of government.
• Democracy improves the quality of decision making
• The standard of making decisions is improved by democracy.
• Democracy provides a method to deal with differences and conflicts between peoples
• Democracy allows people to correct their own mistakes by elections
• In a democracy, people rule themselves as leaders are elected by them
• The integrity of people is strengthened by democracy.
• All peoples have the same rights.

Demerits of democracy:

• Morality is not having any scope in democracy as democracy is all about political competition and power play.
• Consultation in a democracy from many people leads to delays in decision making and policy implementations.
• Democracy leads to corruption.
• Changing in leadership in democracy leads to instability in goverment
• Elected leaders do not know the best interest of the people, resulting in bad decisions
• Democracy leads to corruption since it is based on electoral competition