This presentation gives you an idea about how democracy as a system affects the growth of a country ,the challenges faced by it and possible solutions that can be adopted.

1. – PROS & CONS

2. AGENDA
• Democracy
• Electoral System
• Human rights
• Economy
• Development Indices
• Business
• Conclusion

3. DEMOCRACY
• Definition
“Democracy is a political system in which all the
members of the society have an equal share of formal
political power”
• History
-Sparta
-Athens

4. Continued
• Democracy in middle ages
• Democracy today

5. ELECTORAL SYSTEM
RUSSIA INDIA SAUDI ARABIA CHINA
Age limit 18 18 - 18
Head President Prime Minister King President
Decision making
council
The Duma Loksabha King Peoples republic
of China
Ruling Party United Russia BJP King Communist
Party
Type of system Multi-party
system
One party
Ruling
Monarchy One party
Ruling
Tenure 5 5 - 5

6. HUMAN RIGHTS
• INDIA
Society, judiciary and media
Major human rights violations
• RUSSIA
Judicial system
Freedom of religion and press

7. Cntd...
• CHINA
 Lack an independent judiciary
 Mishandling of human rights
 Lack of religious freedom
• SAUDI ARABIA
 Women’s rights
 Freedom of religion and belief
 Freedom of press and communication

8. ECONOMY
RUSSIA
• Mixed Economy
• Economic Growth
GDP: 0.7%
• Trade Relations
Export: $542.5 billion
Import:$358.1billion
INDIA
• Mixed Economy
• Economic Growth
GDP:5.4%
• Trade Relations
Export:$442.4billion
Import:$616.7billion

9. Cntd...
SAUDI ARABIA
• Capitalist
• Economic Growth
GDP:5.13%
• Trade Relations
Export:$381.5 billion
Import:$136.8 billion
CHINA
• Socialist
• Economic Growth
GDP: 9.5%
• Trade Relations
Export:$2.21 trillion
Import:$1.95 trillion

10. DEVELOPMENT INDICES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
RUSSIA INDIA SAUDI ARABIA CHINA
Life expectancy(yr) 67.8 66.41 75.48 75.33
Mean year of
schooling(yr)
11.73 4.43 8.7 7.54
Employment to
population
ratio(%)
65 60.8 60.4 72.2
Gross national
income per
capita($)
22,616.58 5,149.81 52,109.36 11,477.15
Net migration rate 1.5 -0.4 2.1 -0.2
Population total
(in millions)
142.83 1252.14 28.83 1385.57

11. GENDER INEQUALITY INDEX
RUSSIA INDIA SAUDI ARABIA CHINA
Rank 52 127 56 37
Share of seats for
women in
parliament(%)
12.1 10.9 19.9 23.4
Population with at
least some
secondary
education (Female)
89.6 26.6 60.5 58.7
Population with at
least some
secondary
education (Male)
92.5 50.4 70.3 71.9

12. BUSINESS
• Initial procedures
• Transparency
• Strategies adopted
COUNTRY EASE OF DOING
BUSINESS(RANK)
NO. OF
PROCEDURES
TIME
RUSSIA 92 12 27
INDIA 134 7 15
SAUDI
ARABIA
26 9 21
CHINA 96 13 33

13. CONCLUSION
What’s gone wrong with democracy?
 The financial crisis of 2007-08
 The rise of China
How to revive democracy?
 Avoid the temptation of majoritarianism
 Emphasis on essential features of democracy
 Harness globalism and localism

14. REFERENCES
• www.wikipedia.com
• United Nations Development Programme-
Human Development Report
• Direct Democracy - The International IDEA
Handbook
• The Economist
• World Bank Report

15. Thank You