Dictatorship Negatively Affects Harmony
The countries are not self-sufficient to meet the requirement of their citizens. The Governments decide to import and export various types of goods and services and the decisions are also taken to impose the duties and taxes over imported goods and services by each country. The imposition of duties and taxes depends upon the harmonious relationship among the countries. More the harmonious relationships, lesser the duties and taxes, easier the way of importing and exporting goods and services by the businessmen. In July 2019, the United States imposed 25% tariffs on imports from China and similarly, China imposed extra tariffs on imports from United States. Due to lack of harmony between these two countries, the growth rates of both the countries reduced by nearly 0.5 percentage points. During last three years, from 2017 to 2020; the business confidence and equity prices of the stocks / shares have also been dampened.
Due to trade war between these two countries, the harmonious relationships among the other countries have also been affected and in result, the global growth have also been affected badly.
Intention behind Free Trade Agreements
(FTAs):
The ‘Free Trade’ agreements to ensure smooth import and export among a
few countries, are generally imposed to promote the trade. Due to Free Trade
Agreements (FTAs), the taxes and duties imposed on exporters and importers are
relaxed so that the trade among the nations can easily be promoted. The
entrepreneurs, industrialists, farmers, professionals are offered a lot of
benefits because their role in economic development of the nation cannot be
ignored. The rich countries led by prime ministers and presidents with foresightedness,
offer subsidies to farmers, incentives to entrepreneurs, economic benefits to
industrialists, and special appointments to experts on administrative posts. The
so-called Free Trade Agreements most of the times become the tools of richer
nations to enforce conditions in their interests including patent laws, foreign
investment related provisions etc. Due to such provisions, the poor and
underdeveloped nations become the victim of less economic progress instead of
Free Trade Agreements.
Dictatorship of Rulers Negatively
Affects Harmony:
In December 2018, the President of United States expressed his views to
have total separation from Mexico by sealing the U.S.-Mexico border. It is
worth to mention here that the Canada, Mexico and the United States have NAFTA
agreement to have free trade among the economies. Such decisions or expression
of views increase the un-certainty among the traders, for example, after such
expression of separating Mexico, the car manufacturers of United States started
to plan shifting of their factories from the Mexico. The autocratic decision of
a single ruler can negatively affect the harmonious relationships among the
traders, professionals, and people of different nations being affected with the
decision. The countries with lack of capital and economic resources suffer more
due to such autocratic decisions showing dictatorship.
The countries against the United States and other rich countries cannot
easily borrow money from International Monetary Fund (IMF). The autocratic
decisions of rulers led to rise in economic inequalities followed by increasing
crime, terrorism, and naxalism.
Governance is affected badly from the
decision taken in Autocratic Leadership Styles:
Each country is ruled with its political system and the government is
formed to ensure governance by keeping democracy alive. However, there are
greater chances of taking strict/hard decisions in dictatorship without
disclosing the need of such decisions. It is well known that dictatorship is
a form of government in which one person with a few people in his group,
uses his powers to rule the public. Indirectly, the dictators resort to force
or fraud to gain political power using intimidation and terror. The autocratic
decisions taken in self-interest by the rulers of developed nations, no doubt
increase the economic growth of their nations but negatively affects the prosperity
of whole world. The overall economic growth of poor countries benefit the poor
people, bring fiscal discipline for safeguard of economies, and establish good
relationships.
In India, the All India National Congress (INC) has become weak due to escape of majority of the opposition leaders to the ruling party i.e. Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). This makes the ruling party enough strong to take strong autocratic decisions without facing any resentment of leaders.
Misusing powers for own benefit:
Mostly, the elected presidents and prime ministers use their powers and
capture the entire system by suppressing the opposition. In Germany during
1933 to 1945; Adolf Hitler, an Austrian-born politician ruled with
dictatorship. In 1922, Joseph Stalin led the Soviet Union after being
appointed as general secretary of the central committee. During 1922 to 1943,
In Italy, Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini as leader of the National
Fascist Party ruled the country as Prime Minister. Thereafter, Mao Zedong,
governed republic of China using dictatorship in 1949 and Pol Pot, captured
Phnom Penh and became leader of Cambodia in 1975.
The dictator Saddam Hussein ruled as President of Iraq in 1979 and in
1994, Kim Jong-il became the supreme leader of Republic of Korea (i.e. North
Korea). And now-a-days, whole world is witness to the dictatorship of Kim
Jong-un (son of Kim Jong-il), the supreme leader of the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea. The Kim reportedly removed the senior officials, inherited
from his father’s regime. It is under dictatorship of Kim Jong-un that North
Korea has continuously testing its weapons. The North Korea is telling
through media reports that the regime of expanding nuclear capabilities
will be continued and there is potential to have war with the United States.
Such happenings are a major threat to harmony and peace in entire world.
Threats from Autocratic Decisions of
Dictators:
The dictatorship style of Pervez Musharraf as the tenth President of
Pakistan from 2001 to 2008 made the country face war from India.
At present, the 34th Prime Minister of Cambodia i.e. Hun Sen is also a
leader using dictatorship and he has served for more than 25 years which made
him the longest serving head of government of Cambodia.
In next decade, it is expected that there will be greater use of
technology in war among the countries. Recently, in December 2017, the United States’
administration stated that the North Korea has been found as a source of
powerful computer virus WannaCry, affected approximately 230,000 computers
worldwide.
The Pakistan, China, United States, Cambodia after having influence of
dictatorship, there is potential of India being affected from dictatorship. The
vote banks in favour of dictators sometimes raised as a trouble. The dictators
become popular when they take fast decisions to sort out problems. They
equip themselves with a team of experts and try to misuse public resources very
intelligently.
Conclusion:
The powers in the hands of a team sometimes proved negative because
power made the persons blind, behave aggressively and take decisions leading to
dictatorship. However, the faster and harder decisions may also have
proved beneficial in long run but the immediate affects reduce the harmonious
relationships. The Free Trade Agreements with more provisions in interest of
rich countries, provides unfair wages to the poor labour of affected
underdeveloped countries. The unions and associations are framed to raise the
voice of affected poor people and the level of harmonious relationships between
employees and employers, citizens and government reduced significantly. Due to
Free Trade Agreements, the rich countries become successful in selling their
capital-intensive products with charging high prices and at the same time, they
procure the labour-intensive products of poor countries at low prices; and such
transactions led to more ‘Current Account Deficit’ for the poor countries. The
rulers of rich countries always took such decisions to ensure maximum benefit
to their citizens and the approach led to reduce the peaceful environment among
the traders of the economies.
In other words, the dictatorship is harmful for the harmonious relations
and the rulers should ensure the interest of weaker countries by offering
products at cheaper prices as per the economic status of the citizens.
(The views expressed in article are belonged to Author and
not written to harm the feeling of others.)
*Copyright © 2017 Dr. Lalit Kumar.
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