New study shows global democracy hasn’t been this bad since 1978. Australia should be worried
- Written by Robert Finkeldey, PhD Scholar of Corporate Corruption of Democracy, University of Technology Sydney

The health of global democracy is regressing to Cold War-era levels. For the average global citizen, democracy is now back where it was in 1978, according to new research assessing more than 200 countries.
The 10th edition of the V-Dem report, released today, shows the level of democracy for the average citizen in Western Europe and North America...













