Was Democracy Just A Moment Analysis

In the article, “Was Democracy Just a Moment?” Robert Kaplan states, “democracy emerges successfully only as a capstone to other social and economic achievements.” For example, democracy emerged in Europe because the society reached a level of sophistication. A democratic public should be informed and make informed decisions. Literacy and education have been used to limit the franchise, saying that the population should be educated in order to get the vote. By drawing this connection, the franchise is being limited to the wealthy, educated, etc. The poor are likely to have different interests to those that are wealthy; the case that is being made is that their interests are not valid because they are illiterate. Therefore, South Sudan as a

16). The role of education has progressively been recognized in the international development lexicon not only because of its pivotal role in improving the well-being of households and individuals, but also the positive externalities that it generates for society as a whole. Luka Biong Deng, in his article, “Education in Southern Sudan: War, Status and Challenges of Achieving Education for all Goals”, suggests that education has many positive impacts, such as improving welfare, reducing poverty, as well as being politically informed citizens.
Many of the tribal conflicts in South Sudan are undermining the prospects of creation of a cohesive society. Conflicts such as levels of health care, education, food and water supplies as well as basic physical infrastructure and their impact on creating developmental disparities between regions have the potential of becoming fundamental roadblocks to

Taking a community focused approach to national development is important in ensuring that the public not only know the direction of development plans, but have a direct involvement in how the initiative may take shape. This is a crucial step to the plans for development as the population of South Sudan must be in line with the values, ideas and plans for development for its greater success. Strengthening the capacity of the government to deliver services to its people by strengthening its structures is also important (Jauhari, 2010). The establishment of law and order through the development of the legal system is an early priority (Everett, Neu & Rahaman, 2006). Central to national development is addressing the issue of corruption in government through the provision of leadership and governance training to allow good decision-making and challenge the culture of corruption in government. The anti-corruption commission must also be strengthened and made independent from the government to be able to carry out regular budget reviews without bias and have the power, through the courts, to be able to bring perpetrators of corruption to justice. South Sudan’s increased involvement in the international arena, in being open not just to trade but also to learning from other countries through the exchange of information and ideas