Essays on Democracy

Increase in power of the executive branch, the judiciary becoming politicized, various offensives towards the independent media, using public office to obtain personal benefits—the signs of democratic recession are well known. What is surprising is where we are seeing this phenomenon. As Fareed Zakaria put...

A resemblance between modern day Western democracy and the systems of political administrations practiced in many pre-colonial African kingdoms is that the presence of a leader, although they had different titles, still served a similar purpose as being the representative of society. In centralized federations...

Political participation is important for democracy for the improvement of human advancement. The future of a nation as well as other elements rely upon the willingness of the general population. The accomplishment of a democratic society requires motivation of the general population to be sovereign....

Democracy has been what defines the United States since the founding of the country. The first Americans to inhabit the new nation wanted to have freedoms from Great Britain. These freedoms include religious persecution, and freedom to do and say what they please. The Declaration...

There’s a lot of literature that suggests that there’s a negative relationship between growth and debt. The authors look at 17 OECD countries to see if this true. A key factor in this is that all of the countries have high levels of democracy. One...

In countries around the world and across many time periods, people living in oppressive societies have desired change. This desire has often evolved into revolution. Unfortunately, much of the time people revolt in an unorganized manner and are so focused on ousting a current regime...

The Labour Relations Act was introduced in 1995 promote economic development, Labour peace and democracy in the workplace and social justice. The Act contains rules and procedures that relate to the dismissal of employees. It is divided into 214 sections and countless schedules. Its purpose...