ranjan

Democracy is defined as a rule of the people since the concept of Democracy originated in ancient Greece with the term coming from Greek words 'Demos' (people) and 'Kratos'  (rule). It is well thought to be the best form of government to promote intrinsic values of freedom and equality and enable citizens to play a role in their own governance.     Democracy works best when they give incentives to pursue policies which benefit the citizens. Following are some of the major obstacles to democratic performance and to democratic stability - structural making them difficult to resolve but worth understanding. 1. Costs of identity Politics. 2. Economic insecurity and inequality. 3. Authoritarian threats. 4. Democracy and clientelism. 5. Technological developments.           Reducing barriers to voting is a good idea but what's really needed is a shift to a multi-party system through proportional representation which will lead to an increase in voter turnout between 10 to