Characteristics Of Authoritarianism In Zimbabwe

Those who are in power are not accountable to constituencies and public policy does not derive from social consent. Within sociology and political science, particularly within comparative politics, authoritarianism has been understood as a modern type of political regime. Therefore, the concept focuses on the way of accessing, exercising, and organizing power, on the nature of the belief system, and the role of citizens in the political

In contrast with Lincoln Parish’s population growth rate which is nearly stagnant is Molo Parish, which is in, Kenya, one of the countries in the world with the highest population growth rates. Over the years, the population has more than tripled, greatly increasing pressure on the country’s resources. Together with a widening income gap, this has eroded gains in education, health, food security, employment and income. Also, HIV/AIDS is most prevalent among young and middle-aged Kenyans in Molo Parish, the most productive segment of the population. The illness leaves orphans and households headed by women that are even more vulnerable to poverty. The burden of waterborne diseases, malaria and HIV/AIDS weighs heavily on both the country and Kenyan families, affecting income, food security and development potential. Life expectancy fell to 46 years in

The health of many women in Algeria which is part of Sub-Saharan Africa in 1990 were impacted by the poor health care system because they lived in poverty. Poverty caused these women to lack essential needs to live a quality life. They lacked or could not afford resources such as supplies, health care professionals, and facilities for healthcare, clean water, and waste disposal. This ultimately affected the health of women and their children. For instance, lack of clean water and waste disposal facilities can cause health abnormalities such as cholera or typhoid fever which can cause devastating deaths. This is a healthcare problem because of the lack of funding. The lack of funding prevents antibiotics from being used to prevent death, and prevents African’s from being vaccinated against typhoid fever. Another example of how poverty affects woman’s health is unintended pregnancy, which is because they are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior. It's part of the health crisis because it includes a poor health system, and a lack of education about proper nutrition and behaviors during pregnancy. Complications in these pregnancies due to poor nutrition and not visiting the doctor regularly includes increased infant mortality. Infant mortality in the slums of Nairobe is 91.3% while it is 75.9% in urban areas where there is a better developed healthcare system. The inferiority of poor Africans in

Authoritarianism is a political system in which a leader or a small elite group contains all real power. Individual liberties such as freedom of speech, press, and religion are subordinate to the authority of which citizens are blindly compliant to, as opposed to enjoying at will. Therefore, the people's main role in the government is to execute rather than engage. Authoritarianism is described as being a strong central government, which is essentially the exact opposite of democracy.

Robert Mugabe spent ten years in prison before assuming the presidency of Zimbabwe. Instead of learning from his time in prison, he brought all his poor habits of corruption to the country of Zimbabwe (“Zimbabwe’s” 1). During his powerful rule, Zimbabwe faced many different situations within his country. Within the first few years of Mugabe being president, Zimbabwe started to have some political and economical issues. Whether or not the issues are a direct correlation to Mugabe being president is unknown, but the timing is impeccable. Money was starting to disappear within the government causing an economic crisis, and Zimbabwe was having massive poverty and inflation increases. These issues led to the conspiracy of a corrupt government

Authoritarianism is a form of government in which the leader or leaders have exclusive power concerning matters of the state. Although these

In an authoritarian government, there is one leader who makes all of the decisions. They could also have a group of leaders like in our democracy. The only thing is, the people don’t get a say in who is leading them. Instead of holding an election, like we do, the authoritarian government just picks whoever they think fits best. This is a problem because they are taking away the people’s

An authoritarian system can be defined as a principle of blind obedience and acceptance to authority, as opposed to individual freedom and belief. Authoritarian rulers often lack constitutional responsibility towards citizens and choose to exercise absolute control without consideration to the existing bodies of law. Authoritarianism is considered a contested term as they are various forms of authoritarian rule, namely ruling parties and ruling presidents. Hence, this essay will discuss, with reference to similarities

As the world's oldest living leader, you might think Mugabe has earned a nice party, but his country is in financial ruin, drought has brought vast food shortages, and political turmoil continues to fuel fighting throughout the country. The lavish party was viewed as a slap in the face of ordinary Zimbabweans.

Introduction - The purpose of this proposal is understand the relationship between violence and more authoritative rule in third world countries. The dependent variable of authoritarian rule will be paired with the independent variable of violence. It is important to study this in order to advance the theory on the effects of violence with the potential consequence of authoritative rule. The observational research design being use will monitor the amount of authoritative leaders have been cast in relationship to time.

This past rainy season there has been numerous floods mainly in southern zimbabwe. Since this past December, 249 people have died and thousands are homeless. Many of the victims are waiting for any international or government aid. The president has not sent any form of aid to the people or hospitals. All he has mentioned so far was that it was a “National disaster.”This is not suspicious as there are still many victims of 2014 flood who are still homeless and unable to go back to normal life due to not receiving aids. In the past, Mugabe has given people aid that did not benefit them such as a few bread and water or a couple of tshirts. I used situational irony, hyperbole, understatement and sarcasm I exaggerated how useless his aids are by showing how him dancing for them is the same as the aid he provides. Also the quote, “We have said we will never collapse, never ever. We may have our droughts, our poverty, but as a people, we shall never collapse, never ever.” is what he actually said about the people of zimbabwe, but in reality, the people are collapsing and as time pass the rate of the country and its people falling is increasing. Emmerson Mnangagwa, the vice president of Zimbabwe wants to be the president and due to his background it is most certain he does not agree with Robert Mugabe ideas, but he publicly says he supports the president's corrupt ideas in hopes of getting closer

If I was able to sit down with the world’s most knowledgeable Psychologist, I would have many questions. However, there would be several main themes or topics that I would enjoy discussing with them in general. One would be about the rise of authoritarianism in the world today and what kinds of aspects of today’s world might be driving that kind of behavior to be dominant. Another topic would be about exponential technology and the potential for this kind of technology to disrupt the processes of the brain, or to be too advanced for the biological brain to handle for a wide swath of humanity. Moving from that topic, I would go directly into transhumanism and discuss the effects and challenges on psychology and the brain, but also the interesting

The main factors behind the shortage were poor distribution, high food prices, and low purchasing power, this put white corn which is a staple of the Malawian diet out of reach for the lower class citizens (Phillips). During the entirety of the food shortage only 34% of the population received assistance either from relatives or food aids (Bryceson, Fonesca). This was a difficult time for the Malawian people as many of them were dealing with the AIDS epidemic in either themselves or a family member on top of dealing with severe starvation, and neither of the two help to promote growth in life expectancy. As a result of both the famine and AIDS outbreak, the life expectancy had dropped exponentially to 38.6 years the lowest the country had seen in the last 40 years (Matchaya). The 2002 famine was truly devastating and Malawi being the only one out of the six countries affected by food shortage to report hunger related deaths reflects that

Swaziland is a developing country that is facing many problems which can only be solved through political reform. Swaziland is located in south-eastern Africa and is the last country in Africa to still have an absolute monarchy. This country has a large health problem, including the highest rate of HIV in Africa. Swaziland’s monarch, King Mswati lll, holds all of the power. Swaziland’s economy is stagnant and its economic growth is steadily declining While the king lives a life of luxury, over fifty percent of the population of Swaziland live in poverty. Swaziland is also a landlocked country located in an area in which tropical storms are not uncommon. Swaziland is continuing to struggle as a developing country for these reasons.

Under an authoritarian regime, specifically a dictatorship, the ruler has the political and executive power to persecute an individual or group for political reasons, which demonstrates a form of political oppression.