Popular Opinions on Democracy in Liberia, 2008
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Year:
2009
Organization / Publisher / Reference:
Afrobarometer Briefing Paper No. 73, October 2009
Areas:
Governance
Sub-topic:
Confidence in governmental institutions
Publicly available?:
yes
Method:
Multi-stage, area probability sampling of citizens of voting age.
Sample size (n):
1 200
Main findings:
Liberians resoundingly disapprove of non-democratic forms of governance (i.e., one-man rule, 88 percent; one-party rule, 81 percent; and military rule, 77 percent). Popular trust in constitutional and democratic institutions among Liberians is generally low. Just half of Liberians (51 percent) feel very or fairly satisfied with the way democracy works in the country. A large minority (44 percent) are unsatisfied. Ohter outcomes in terms of corruption perception are also listed.
Further research recommendations:
Future rounds of Afrobarometer surveys may show whether demand for democracy – and its perceived supply – are trending up. Hopefully, after more exposure to democratic rule and more time for the democratic government to work to heal the country, people will be more satisfied with democracy and believe more firmly that the type of government has an impact on their lives.
Survey:
no
Link:
http://www.afrobarometer.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=79&Itemid=37
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