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present times. Political theory, social theory, and many other theories, go into creating or designing ideals that involve productive societies or good societies. In "Dictatorship, Democracy and Development" by Mancur
Olsen we see the analysis of one man as he looks at the evolution of forms of government rule as they seem to aim towards a perfect society, or a
balanced society that is more often than not a democracy. The following paper examines and summarizes Olsens essay. Dictatorship, Demcracy and Development In the beginning of his essay
Olsen (1993) discusses how years ago he had read the comment of a monarch in France who stated that monarchy was the best form of government because it meant that
the ruler, the king, owned the country and as such he was much like a landlord and had to make sure everything ran right, that everything was running smoothly, fixing
any problems. The author, Olsen (1993), wondered for years if such an attitude had any use in a democracy. He states, "It turns out that for a satisfactory answer one
needs a new theory of dictatorship and democracy and how each of these types of government affects economic development" (567). This is the premise, the thesis of his essay, to
try to find a theory that would incorporate both and work well in a system of government. Olsen (1993) recognizes that "The starting point for the theory is that no
society can work satisfactorily if it does not have a peaceful order and usually other public goods as well" (567). Further on he brings into play the idea of anarchy,
illustrating that there has never been a successful government that works peacefully and possesses public goods when the society is reliant upon people agreeing with one another. Individualistic societies do
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