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Chapter At A Glance
- This chapter gives some suggestions that how can we approach the question of challenges and reforms in democracy.
- It is right that there is no challenger to the democracy in the world but it is also right that so far we have not been able to take full advantages of democracy.
- Different democracies are facing different challenges and in general the main challenges are foundational challenge, challenge of expansion and deepening of democracy.
- Democratic reforms or political reforms should be changed from time to time because challenges of democracy change with time and then their solutions should also be changed.
- It is right that legal reforms are very much necessary for democracy but these should be carried out by political parties, movements, activities and conscious citizens of the country.
- Any legal change in democracy should be looked carefully that what should be its results in politics. Mainly reforms should be brought principally through political practices.
- Implementation of reforms is also necessary because without implementation no reforms could be made successful.
Important Terms & Their Explanation
- Challenge : Difficulties or problems which come at the time of ensuring democratic set up in the country.
- Bureaucracy : It refers to the organization, officials and set up of procedures related with the larger administrative set up.
- Literate : Any person who can read and write.
- Illiterate : Any person cannot read and write.
- Child Labour : Employment of child below the age of 14 years as labourer.
- Communalism : Encouraging the idea of any one particular religion with a sense to divide the society on the basis of religion.
- Life Expectancy : Average age lived by any one.