By the government, despite the government

We all know the democracy that is coined by Lincoln. That is an ideal state of democracy. There are so many democracies in the world. How many of them are truly run for the people? Most of the countries running democratic governments have progressed not because of the governments governing extraordinarily well. But because the people strive to improve their lifestyles. Of course, I do not mean to claim that governments have not done anything at all. The acts, the policies etc etc that have helped the common man, have not been drawn totally with common man in mind. Thus one cannot attribute entirely to the effort of the common man altogether.

I think in these countries including my own, people have given up their hopes on the government and progress of their life styles happen faster because the era of globalization and privatization economies, more than the local government. This is probably the best thing to happen for the common main in developing countries for the progress happens despite tthe government.