Author(s)

Shiw Balak Prasad

University Dept. of Political Science, B.N. Mandal University, Laloo Nagar, Madheprua (Bihar), India.

Today most of the democratic countries of the world provide indirect or representative democracy. All men and women are equal before the law of land and there is a provision for free and fair election at periodical intervals. The state has been forbidden to make any discrimination on the ground of religion, race colour, place of residence, sex and the like. The entire authority of leading the government is in the hands of representatives chosen by the people in a democratic manner. Democracy has no meaning if there is no feeling of brotherhood among the people. There must be a feeling among them that they are all the children of the same soil and of the same motherland. Besides, democracy does not mean only political democracy but also includes social and economic democracy. So, ideal and effective leadership in democratic system fulfills the above noted goals.

Democracy, Decentralization, Government, Leadership, Power, Voting

Prasad, S. (2017) Effective Leadership in Democracy. Open Journal of Political Science, 7, 345-352. doi: 10.4236/ojps.2017.73028.