In what ways a democratic government is better than its alternatives?
A democratic government is certainly better than its alternatives in following ways:
(i) A democratic government is a legitimate government. It may be slow, less efficient, not always very responsive or clean. But a democratic government is people's own government. This is why there is an overwhelming support for the idea of democracy all over the world.
(ii) As the accompanying evidence from South Asia shows, the support exists in countries with democratic regimes as well as countries without democratic regimes.
(iii) People wish to be ruled by representatives elected by them. They also believe that democracy is suitable for their country.
Democracy's ability to generate its own support is itself an outcome that cannot be ignored.
