Proposal for Training

The need for better education seems to be essential for fixing the majority of issues that democratic societies might experience such as discontent, disappointment, and anger with their leaders. The main obstacle is how to get this education model to the citizens so they can be well informed when voting for their representatives. This chapter proposes a way to do it by studying the feasibility, dates, spaces, and content of that training proposal. Nevertheless, this might not be the only option, and possibly not the optimal one, to introduce it in democratic societies; however, it is a good way to start presenting new concepts to the voters so they can get a better understanding before voting.

Education

The problems that democratic systems presently experience suggest that misinforming the voters plays a major role. As governments are necessary to rule countries, it is imperative that new policies are established to understand what the candidates intend to do when ruling. This chapter shows a quantitative analysis about how to measure the democratic quality of candidates and provides an analysis of how education influences and determines true democratic quality. This analysis reveals the path democratic societies should take if they want to improve their model.

Fair System?

From a general perspective, the concept of democracy is surrounded by the idea of optimal government systems. Any supporter of democracy argues that it is the system that allows the voters to freely choose a representative. Thus, the country's future is decided ultimately by the people. Interestingly, when looking at the current democratic situation, it seems that the reality is different. Once democracy is implemented in a country, a monopoly of two major parties is established, and these perpetuate and alternate in power. So, in theory, the options for voters could be many. In practice, there are usually only two, and these two replace each other every 4, 8, or 12 years at most. There are not many questions and not much discussion about democracy being the right system of government. Compared to dictatorial systems, there is no question that it is fairer. However, is it the fairest? This chapter focuses on the vulnerabilities of the democratic system and how these are used by the elites.

Democracy and Government

Modernism involves establishing a relationship between democratic countries and their economic and social welfare. Democracy, for the most part, can be seen as a consequence of developed countries. Many authors have concluded that a country that enjoys economic development will sooner or later establish a democratic system that allows the governments to be elected. This chapter analyzes the functions of different governments and how democracy might be able to shape their methods to ensure that the decisions they make are optimal.

Actions and Consequences

As the responsibilities for democratic governments are high, the consequences of their actions can have a big impact on the societies they rule, and ultimately on other countries that are affected by their decisions. This chapter debates the consequences of government actions. Some scenarios are described, and the reason behind these is revealed. When governments are proven to be responsible for damaging the society in any way, they should respond and take responsibility for their errors by explaining to the society the implications of their decisions. However, this cycle and outcome is not always the case. The question to be answered is the reason behind government enacting bad policies. Once that is revealed, the vision of ruling will be subject to change.

Influences on Governments

Even knowing that country leaders have a tremendous responsibility, financial laws undeniably dictate the action that governments take. This chapter brings up some of the global laws that can directly affect the way a government rules. The margin of action the governments have is also subject to debate in this chapter. Furthermore, corruption is another factor that would make a government easily influenced by private interests. These influences, and the possible reaction from the governments to these factors, are studied in this chapter.