DW: Bertelsmann study: Developing world faces more conflict, more repression
Democracy is being chipped away in many countries across the world, according to a new study by Germany's Bertelsmann Foundation. The study, which looks at 129 developing nations, warns autocracies are on the rise.
The quality of democracy and market-economy systems in developing nations and emerging economies has dropped to its lowest level in 12 years, Germany's non-profit Bertelsmann foundation said in its so-called Transformation Index 2018.
The report tracks the progress of 129 nations across the world in areas such as democracy, economy, and governance.
Bertelsmann's researchers warn that democracy is "under pressure" and that repression and polarization within societies are on the rise.
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WNU Editor: Countries like Turkey, Venezuela have fallen the most in the past few years .... Global democratic standards are in decline, report says (Financial Times).
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