Legitimacy is a belief by people that government rules by right, that it is acceptable and proper. This means that the opinions of citizens of a state about their government is very important in consideration of its legitimacy. When a government is legitimate it is stronger and the people are happier to live in the state. Legitimacy relies on many factors, some sources of legitimacy include: traditional, personal, and social.Haiti’s corruption rating is a very low 20/100, 100 being the cleanest score and 0 being the lowest. In comparison to the US which is rated 74, the score is incredibly bad, meaning the government is very corrupt. High corruption ratings are not good for countries, and in the argument of legitimacy having a high corruption
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Though charisma is not required to provide legitimacy, it is a personal source that improves upon it. Since the independence of the state, there have been many uprisings on vigilante justice, as an informal justice system. Mobs frequently kill criminals and abusive authorities. With the political chaos of the past fourteen years there has been an increase in the vigilantism and crime (3). In 1991, after having changed the government eight times in five years, Jean Bertrand Aristide won presidency, however after a military coup, Aristide lost power. The state hasn’t had a secure and consistent government in over 30 years.I do not believe that Haiti’s government is legitimate. According to the standards we had discussed in class Haiti falls short in every area. Someone had said that a countries legitimacyrelies on the happiness of the people, Haiti is one of the poorest states in the world and thoughmoney does not equal happiness, lack of it can cause some unhappiness. The government has changed so many times in such drastic ways that it is still figuring out exactly how it works. Governments that are new require more time to become legitimate, once Haiti can decide on a government system that can stick around for more than a few years that is when it will becomemore
Though charisma is not required to provide legitimacy, it is a personal source that improves upon it. Since the independence of the state, there have been many uprisings on vigilante justice, as an informal justice system. Mobs frequently kill criminals and abusive authorities. With the political chaos of the past fourteen years there has been an increase in the vigilantism and crime (3). In 1991, after having changed the government eight times in five years, Jean Bertrand Aristide won presidency, however after a military coup, Aristide lost power. The state hasn’t had a secure and consistent government in over 30 years.I do not believe that Haiti’s government is legitimate. According to the standards we had discussed in class Haiti falls short in every area. Someone had said that a countries legitimacyrelies on the happiness of the people, Haiti is one of the poorest states in the world and thoughmoney does not equal happiness, lack of it can cause some unhappiness. The government has changed so many times in such drastic ways that it is still figuring out exactly how it works. Governments that are new require more time to become legitimate, once Haiti can decide on a government system that can stick around for more than a few years that is when it will becomemore