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Democracy in Third Wave Countries
Third wave democracies in today’s world encounter a lot of problems which are
detrimental to their development as well as their democracy. Being poor economically, most
of their problems are financial. The financial problem gives rise to more problems and thus
creating a bigger predicament. Democracy is the government of the people, by the people and
for the people. Democracy is every citizen being content and having equal access to
resources.
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Economy, the biggest of third world countries worries, has several aspects related to
its impact. First of the problems is inflation. The rise in the prices of basic items such as
bread, flour, milk, water, toilet paper, cooking oil and rice has become an obstacle towards
development in most of these countries (Caracas, 2013). This is due to the fact that a rise in
these items will most likely trigger protests since life will have become hard. High prices
ensure that the rich have access to these items and the poor don’t. These protests or
demonstrations do not make the stay any better as they are most often accompanied by
looting and violence. A loss of investments further weakens the country. Efforts by the
government to counter inflation have somehow worsened the situation. Take the case of
Venezuela. The government’s efforts to force shopkeepers to reduce prices led to looting and
loss of investments. On their part, the shopkeepers are denied democracy.

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Fraud, a vice in most third world countries where everyone is fighting to be the first,
is a child of greed and selfishness. It is when a government official looks at his pockets
before the needs of the citizens. Look for instance, the case of Amado Boudou, the vice
president of Argentina, who was in court for receiving bribes (Lupu, 2016 pg. 41). The
Kirchner government had been said to be a corrupt, cumbered with a lot of bribes. Fraud
denies access of public funds to the rightful citizen and instead gives access to a government
official, or a wealthy person who is undeserving of the opportunity.
Extra judicial killings have also undermined democracy in third wave countries. The
most famous countries for this being African. Even so, other countries in the world also get
involved in this crime. For instance Kirchner is alleged to have murdered Nisman for trying
to testify against the government’s involvement in covering up a terrorist attack on
Argentinians.
According to Mazzuca, 2013, electoral authoritarianism, which is the competition for
power by multiparty systems but where the government has choked the election process by
exercising state control of electoral bodies and media against the opposition has quite
undermined democracy. Elections are icons of democracy. But when the government in
power controls the whole electoral process, it becomes an undemocratic democracy.
Superpresidentialism, a bit of a distance different from electoral authoritarianism, is also a
factor undermining democracy. The Latin America is a breeding soil for presidents who tend
to rule over everything concerning decision making and major issues in their countries. This
overrules the democratic step of law making through legislative processes and the control of
legislative bills by concerned stakeholders.
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Despite the looming crisis of bad governance and inflation, third wave countries have
learnt to look for leaders who will not adopt the existing methods of governance which
oppress people but instead formulate a new way of ensuring democracy. Take for instance,
the case of President Lula in Brazil (Hunter, 2010 pg. 146). Lula’s presidency was celebrated
the world over due to the positive changes he was bound to bring about. In effect to the
policies he had promised, he did not follow the Brazilian system of governance but instead
came up with ways of ensuring economic, political and social reforms. The PT Government’s
adaptation of contemporary designs of economy helped strengthen market reforms. The
president started with appointing officials who had his idea in mind and who were capable of
ensuring economic stability and achieving growth. This was the first step towards enhancing
the welfare of the poor in Brazil. Also this government reduced inflation and came up with a
social assistance program which ensured minimal social provision for the underprivileged
without hurting the programs meant for the able. This ensured service for all, hence
democracy.
Oppositions in third world countries are ga...