Accoutable and Responsive Government


 
 
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Accoutable and Responsive Government

Accountable and Responsive Government:  In a democracy, accountable and responsive government is the one that is answerable to its citizens. It is responsible for making all decisions on behalf of its citizens and according to their needs and expectations. Before taking any decision, it is responsibility of the government to follow procedures. If the government has made wrong decision then it has to accept that and rectify it immediately.

Democracy produces an accountable government because it provides regular, free and fair elections regularly. .Democracy gives its citizens the right to information about the government and its functioning. Democracy provides a responsive government as it is formed by elected representatives of the people.

In contrast, non-democratic governments do not bother about complains of citizens. They are also not worried about public opinions. It takes decision very fast and which are not acceptable to the citizens. Therefore, the outcome of democracy is to produce a government that follows procedure and is accountable to the people. The democratic government develops mechanisms for citizens to hold the government accountable and mechanism for citizens to take part in decision making.

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Democracy must be based on ________________

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