... democracy namely the fourth Republic which includes a diverse and vigorous media, an educated and often critical elite, outspoken human rights organizations, a growing middle class and a respected legal profession and judiciary. Hence Nigeria has sought to establish the rules and procedures of an effective democratic regime, although political instability, ethnic disunity and bureaucratic corruptions still persists in ... making, thus making China a "competitive oligarchy " on the basis of figure 1.2 of Dahl's "Polyarchy" book. In conclusion, upon personal use of Dahl's classifications ...

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