Outside In | Donald Trump’s America is proof that no country can ignore the danger of sliding into a kakistocracy – rule by the worst
- David Dodwell says the US president’s impulsive decisions, garbled communication and revolving-door administration raise the spectre of a kakistocracy, putting at risk clean, efficient global trade and investment
In my youth, the KKK stood for just one thing – the Ku Klux Klan. You knew they were bad, meeting at night in secret places in weird white hooded gowns, cooking up foul racist plots around bonfires or under the flickering light of torches held aloft.
But today, they have come closer to home. Their encroachment has made it clear that competent, honest government rooted in robust democratic political systems can never be taken for granted.
For business, this KKK puts at risk clean, efficient global trade and investment. It jeopardises our global supply chains. It endangers our trust in the rule of law and the strong global growth that has so effectively lifted millions out of poverty over the past 70 years. The link between this KKK and poverty, underfunded health and education systems, poor infrastructure, low trust in government and even disregard for environmental protection is well established.
