Breakdown Of Political Institutions

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Political institutions serve as one of the integral components for the foundation of civilization. The break down of governments can rot the core of a country and cause severe global issues. Several instances of broken down political institutions, ranging from Egypt to Uganda, has lead to massive corrosion of civilizations, and has disturbed the functioning peace within many countries. The weakenging, or full on collapse of an institution can leave the country crippled, and will open up the opportunity for there to be massive corruption and greed. If a political system does not have checks and balances, and the citizens are not kept satisfied, then breakdown is investable. The corrosion of government acts as a spark for many issues, in …show more content…

When the government becomes weak, people look for others to lead them. Political transitions can sometimes unintentionally lead to civil wars. The unintended outcomes of democratic transitions can lead to massive tension between groups of people. The weakness of political intuitions provides people with the opportunity to take advantage and seize power. There has been an increasing trend in civil wars post World War Two, and this will likely continue to be an issue in the future. Civil wars have become increasing prevalent in Africa. This can specifically be seen in Rwanda between the Hooties and Tooties. The tension between the two groups can be attributed to primordalsim, but the war itself was able to take place because the government was too weak to stop it from happening. Additionally, when a country has a lack of resources, and resources are not allocated properly, groups of people will fight over them. Without government intervention, different ethnic and social groups have the ability to wage war and fight other groups in order to secure both power and

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