POL112H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4&5: Nehan Language, Liberal Democracy, Civil Society
17 Sep 2013
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Chapter 4 - what drives democracy : the internal factors. A regime is legitimate when its people believe it is the most appropriate form of government for their country. Therefore, it has the moral right to make laws, collect taxes, direct resources & command obedience. In some cases (philippines, africa), authoritarian failures to deliver development, control corruption or maintain order solidified a broad sense that the regime had forfeited its legitimacy (moral title to rule). In others (south korea, taiwan) the development successes of auth. rule created a more educated & politically demanding public w/ new ideas on what constituted a moral title to rule. A dictatorship can"t tolerate a large pool of organized, confident citizens who actively reject the legitimacy of the regime. In a democracy, when the opposition organizes & wins over a majority of the public, it brings about a change in the governing party or coalition.
