Throughout our course we have discussed various political ideologies and concepts. Simultaneously we have tried to apply these theories to the real world, particularly in the context of our beloved nation, Pakistan. Solutions to Pakistan's problems discussed in class have varied from idealistic liberal to outright radical.
One of the most debated topics however has been the way forward for Pakistan, whether we should continue in our pursuit to deploy a perfect form of democratic government or should we abandon democracy as a whole and seek towards other alternatives, that might fit better in the context of a third world country. I personally believe that democracy is the best option for Pakistan, however I do not believe that it is a practical option. Through the years, Pakistan has repeatedly attempted to deploy a working democratic system and has failed again ad again due to either government intervention or so-called widespread 'dhandli'.
Considering the situation the Pakistani stats finds itself in today, I believe even more strongly then I did at the start of this course that Pakistan should look towards technocracy as a solution to many of its problems. Efficiency will be increased and for once considerable power will be put into the hands of people who have considerable know-how regarding various issues. There have been various examples of nations which have adopted a technocratic form of government and have found it to be quite successful, such as Singapore. Therefore, I believe that Pakistan too should look towards technocracy, at least for the coming years.
One of the most debated topics however has been the way forward for Pakistan, whether we should continue in our pursuit to deploy a perfect form of democratic government or should we abandon democracy as a whole and seek towards other alternatives, that might fit better in the context of a third world country. I personally believe that democracy is the best option for Pakistan, however I do not believe that it is a practical option. Through the years, Pakistan has repeatedly attempted to deploy a working democratic system and has failed again ad again due to either government intervention or so-called widespread 'dhandli'.
Considering the situation the Pakistani stats finds itself in today, I believe even more strongly then I did at the start of this course that Pakistan should look towards technocracy as a solution to many of its problems. Efficiency will be increased and for once considerable power will be put into the hands of people who have considerable know-how regarding various issues. There have been various examples of nations which have adopted a technocratic form of government and have found it to be quite successful, such as Singapore. Therefore, I believe that Pakistan too should look towards technocracy, at least for the coming years.
It is true that democracy has failed many times in Pakistan, however, it is because (according to me) of a lack of education. When people are not aware of the national interests, they have not developed a political culture there is no way an effective and efficient democracy can be established in its truest sense. Talking about technocracy, it based on a system of meritocracy, however, who decides who should be elected ? Again, i am sorry to use the much hated word, Corruption, will take place as always. In fact, we should instead acknowledge the fact that successive governments have been elected based on the so called democratic principles, this time the voters turnout was also large. So we should take it as sign that indeed, democracy can flourish in Pakistan. There are few, well, many glitches but those flaws can be eliminated in the future.
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