Dictatorship is a government in which a person has absolute control
without any limitations. Today when people hear dictatorship the
first thing that pops into their minds is violation of people's
rights and freedom. Dictators can also abuse power over citizens. The
solution to all these problems is ''democracy'', which is when
citizens have a say in their government. Democracy has been a great
political philosophy that first/second world countries want to
establish in third world countries. The question is, “ is it a
good idea for countries who are still developing an understanding of
what and how a government should work to adopt democracy?”
Democracy
doesn't always work in third world countries. There are traditional
and cultural differences to consider such as all the different
tribes. We can't just expect a modern way of democracy to work for
third world countries. Democracy is said “ to be extremely narrow
and alien to African culture”("Is
Democracy Good For Africa?"
). Democracy should arise naturally not be brought in by foreign
influence. Dictatorship although said to be bad, can just be the
right system to keep third world countries into a stable state to
facilitate development. It is important to recognize the failure of
democracy and let the dictatorship system continue since it has its
success. We are to explore countries in third world that were/are
better off under dictatorship. Zimbabwe for example who's dictator
Mugabe gave 51 % of foreign owned business share to citizens,
increasing jobs. Dictatorship might be the answer to third world
countries' stability and economic growth.
Citations:
- "Understanding Dictatorships."Reason.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Sept. 2013.
- "Mugabe Victory in Zimbabwe: Dictatorship or Decolonization? - RT Op-Edge."Mugabe Victory in Zimbabwe: Dictatorship or Decolonization? - RT Op-Edge. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Sept. 2013.
- "Is Democracy Good For Africa?"hana HomePage, Resource for News, Sports, Facts, Opinions, Business and Entertainment. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Sept. 2013.
- "Dambisa Moyo: Do Developing Nations Need Dictators?"Noodle. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Sept. 2013.
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