![]() Yet representative democracy must graduate to participatory democracy, where the people are conscious of their rights and obligations, assume responsibilities and partake in decision-making processes. Democracy today is believed to be a system under which the people govern themselves, through the representatives they elect, under a system they choose. For the debate on inclusive government and socially accountable democracy to be meaningful to ordinary citizens, the first categorical imperative is to shear it of much of its jargon. The worst sufferers have been the most deprived and marginalized sections: women, tribals, people with disabilities, ethnic, religious or other minorities, the aged, social outcasts and the poor and least developed. In the so-called developing world of South Asia and Africa, the fruits of freedom, rule of law and economic growth have been cornered by the few and not shared by all. Besides the learned scholars, some international organizations such as the World Bank, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Programme have become involved in this discussion. Considerable literature has grown up round the concepts of inclusive governance and social responsibility as essential elements of democracy. ![]() ![]() During the last few decades, democracy, as the most preferred form of government, has been repeatedly revisited. ![]()
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