Machiavelli's Four Types Of Government

In the world of today there are a vast amount of different types of government, as well as a large range of theories on which type is the best. Some of the greatest differences between these types of governments are derived from how power is distributed and the number of people involved. Many of the oldest types were those of dictatorships and monarchies, where today we can see a greater distribution of powers between multiple people rather than just an individual figure. All this leads to the question of which is the best in terms of stability and efficiency.
Because there are so many different approaches and practices regarding government, and because an ideal one has never been established thus far, it is impossible to pin point the traits of one. There are so many factors that it becomes dependent on such as the time period and economy. Characteristics that may have been superior may not be now. Over time there have been many scholarly writings on these theories, such as ‘The Prince’ by Nicolo Machiavelli. While he makes many great arguments that could be easily applied in his time period, a majority of them would not be practical in today’s society when taken as written. The first and most relevant issue with Machiavelli’s theories …show more content…
Since an ideal government has never succeeded in being set up and run, it can’t be said that any of these characteristics would constitute one. Ideas on how governments can be run can only be said to be better or worse comparatively to each other. We can deduce that our government is superior to many other types of the past seeing as ours has successfully lasted up through now and does a greater job maintaining a well-run society than many others in our world today. This is the closest to defining what a government should be as we can