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'Democracy' does not seem to have an obvious and intuitive meaning shared by all (Biryukov and Sergeyev, 1994 cited in Beetham, 1994:182). Generally speaking, if a person is asked what democracy means randomly, most of them would answer or define the definition of democracy as a political system which is a representative system through the process of election or a fair and equal opportunity to all for their political rights. However, it is basically impossible to provide a definite concept and definition of democracy that every one accepts. Therefore, applying a measurement method to minimise the ambiguous and vague concept like 'democracy' has been a debatable issue even until now. In order to carry on, the context of this essay will start off with focusing the concept and measurement of democracy. Then it will discuss the fundamental advantages and disadvantages of quantitative measurements methods. Finally, by giving an example...

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