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Title: DEMOCRACY: AN INTRINSIC VALUE IN ITSELF AND AN INSTRUMENT OF FREEDOM AND DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Ngahpi Lhouvum
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Ngahpi Lhouvum Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Manipur University, Imphal, Manipur
MLA 8 Lhouvum, Ngahpi. "DEMOCRACY: AN INTRINSIC VALUE IN ITSELF AND AN INSTRUMENT OF FREEDOM AND DEVELOPMENT." nt. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 2019, pp. 2588-2594, ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=189. Accessed Apr. 2019. APA Lhouvum, N. (2019, April). DEMOCRACY: AN INTRINSIC VALUE IN ITSELF AND AN INSTRUMENT OF FREEDOM AND DEVELOPMENT. nt. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(4), 2588-2594. Retrieved from http://ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=189 Chicago Lhouvum, Ngahpi. "DEMOCRACY: AN INTRINSIC VALUE IN ITSELF AND AN INSTRUMENT OF FREEDOM AND DEVELOPMENT." nt. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 4, no. 4 (April 2019), 2588-2594. Accessed April, 2019. http://ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=189.
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Abstract: Amartya Sen considers democracy as one of the backbones of development and growth and puts emphasis on the necessity of having a well-functioning democracy as an essential component of the process of development. By democracy, he means governance through dialogue, discussion, participation, debate and consensus. So when Sen talks about democracy, he means substantive democracy and not just the procedural part or formal aspect of democracy involving elections and formation of Government. The constitution gives us the formal framework for freedom but does not provide us with substantive freedom. In the same way, the constitution provides us with the formal and procedural framework for democracy by using which we have to create an enabling environment that will help us make the right choice and be empowered to make decisions.

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