Democracy rests on the education of the citizens to make decisions and to elect leaders to represent and protect their interest. This of course the short version and thorough the history of my DR, I can see how educating the majority of the population Democracy works. Ex. How by increasing the civic education, citizens are more likely to get involved in the political process, therefore less likely to sell their vote for a demagogue speech.
Arcangel,
I do not have all of your Micro and Macro economics qualifications. I am a hotel manager, graduated in BA from University of Montreal, but most likely a Dopminican in the heart since that beautiful country welcame me as reident for 2 years.
In DR, there is a big problem called "Corruption:. What there is democracy for if everyone you elect accept bribes? Where is democracy when the people cannot get an education if they don't have money? why is it that the governments do not propose an alternative for youngsters to finance their education. Make it free of charge!
Well that social service is costing a lot! But it can be financed from the same people's money. Raised again the salaries, take more deduction from gross salaries. I don't think that foreign investors will spit on DR for that reason:
Take for example BVI, Martinique and other Caribbean Islands, Mexico they have bigger salaries but still welcome regularly foreign investments.
There is also a law that would have to be adopt: Limitation of the amount of business capital to be transferred out of the island by foreigners.
apply a " Invest here, Keep it here and Spend it here!" policy.
We have to educate our shoe shine boys! Let's make education accesible for our sons, not only for the sons of big boss families of Sto Domingo!
But it always has been a problem in poor countries: The riches are getting richer by keeping the poors in the ignorance, so theyu can abuse, cheat them to get always richer.
So you were right EDUCATION is the key to it all
Cheers.