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Threats to Australian Democracy - Coggle Diagram
Threats to Australian Democracy
Globalisation
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/does-globalization-promote-democracy-an-early-assessment/
globalization makes democratization inevitable
Corruption
https://www.transparency.org/en/news/cpi-2018-global-analysis
Corruption chips away at democracy to produce a vicious cycle, where corruption undermines democratic institutions and, in turn, weak institutions are less able to control corruption
Crime
https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BriefingBook44p/TransnationalCrime
significant organised crime, assesses the overall risk to Australia of organised crime as high, and conservatively estimates the annual cost in this country to be $15 billion. This cost represents a range of harms and losses to governments, businesses and individuals in Australia
Economic and Social inequalities
https://www.e-ir.info/2016/12/10/how-inequality-undermines-democracy/
It is a concern in almost all countries around the world and often people are trapped in poverty with little chance to climb up the social ladder.
Low-literacy rate
https://www.trialogueknowledgehub.co.za/index.php/why-is-literacy-important/906-illiteracy-is-a-threat-to-democracy
democracy itself will also be poorer if citizens cannot enjoy their civil and political rights meaningfully in the absence of a culture of reading, and reading with comprehension.
Over-population
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12179234/#:~:text=Rapid%20population%20growth%20strains%20political,lower%20levels%20of%20population%20pressure
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Rapid population growth strains political institutions and increases pressure on services. A Population Crisis Committee study found that only a few democratic countries with serious demographic pressures remained stable. The most stable countries were ones with lower levels of population pressure.
Health Care
https://www.transparency.org/en/news/cpi-2018-global-analysis
In health care, some individuals receive better and more professional care compared to others. They are also expected to pay more for these services.