What are flawed democracies? What factors are responsible for some countries embracing authoritarian characteristics?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal answer should include:
1. The Democracy Index (2018) does not rate any partly developed country as a "full democracy"; many are classified as "flawed democracies."
2. The reasons for this classification vary and can include: high levels of inequality, poverty, and violence (South Africa); persistent corruption (Brazil); and/or increasingly authoritarian tactics used by government leaders (Hungary).
3. Factors that some countries are embracing authoritarian characteristics include: the regime's justification is that order maintenance is possible only through extensive limitations on individual and group freedoms, regression to traditional "strong man" leadership norms, and rapid increases in frustration/dissatisfaction with democracy.
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