question_answer 23)

Which of these is not a good argument in favour of democracy? Why?   (a) People feel free and equal in a democracy   (b) Democracies resolve conflict in a better way than others   (c) Democratic government is more accountable to the people   (d) Democracies are more prosperous than others  

Answer:

(d) Democracies are more prosperous than others is not a good argument in favour of democracy because countries of the middle East like UAE and Iran are economically strong but they have non-democratic governments whereas India is a developing country but is a democracy The poor countries can be democratic while the rich ones may not be. A good monarch can make his country more prosperous than some of the democracies.