What would be the advantages of democracy over other forms of government for ensuring that decisions regarding development are made to promote the common good?

The advantages of democracy over other forms of government for ensuring common good as the aims of development are as follows:

(i) A democratic government ensures that the decisions regarding development are taken while keeping the common interest of people in concern and respecting the rights of all.

(ii)Conflicts over resources and different versions of the good life are resolved through debate in a democracy and these cannot be imposed from the higher authorities.

(iii) The developmental priorities, strategies and way of implementations are decided by the higher level of political leaders and bureaucrats.

(iv) The Democratic structure also makes it possible to include the views of common people in the strategy and priorities of development to prevent discrimination and adverse effects.

(v) Democracy allows every citizen to have a stake and participate in deciding their future and nation's priorities.

(vi) Other forms of governments like authoritarian, monarchical and dictatorship do not involve people in decision making process of development.

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What are some of the new claims for rights which the process of development has generated?

In your view how successful have popular struggles like been in making the state responsive to the social and environmental costs of development? Discuss with examples.

What do you understand by the term development? Would all sections of society benefit from such a definition of development?

Discuss some of the social and ecological costs of the kind of development which has been pursued in most countries.

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What would be the advantages of democracy over other forms of government for ensuring that decisions regarding development are made to promote the common good?