POL101Y1 Lecture 4: Lecture 4 Notes
1 Jan 2011
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It does not create a utopia of sorts. Entails basic rights and freedoms as shown in constant"s reading. But in no way does it have to contain equal distribution of wealth etc. Emerges out of different pre-democratic societies: dictatorships, tribal, etc. Any society can spawn a democracy, but it takes a wealthy nation to keep one. Poor nations can very well create a democratic society but it is very difficult to keep it. (of every democratic nation with a gdp over , only one has reverted to something other than democracy, There are different ways of organising a democratic society: Example: canada and u. s have two major parties, while in europe there are many parties with similar amounts of influence. The rules of the game: how we vote, how laws are passed, how long representatives serve, etc. The rules can be changed in order to keep up with changes in society.
