Shortcomings defects of Unitary Government:
Three defects / shortcomings of unitary government are as follows:
1. Fear of center government becoming autocratic:
The centralization of powers gives birth to the tendency of autocracy. In unitary system of governance, entire with the central government. In this situation, there is a fear of the government becoming autocratic and dictatorial.
2. Inappropriate for huge states:
In countries having mass population and big area and also having diversity in terms of language, race, religion and culture, the unitary form of government is not liable to function smoothly and successfully.
3. Apathy of people:
In unitary government, local people do not get an opportunity to extend their hand of cooperation in governance-related works.As the people have no active role to play in political matters, they lose interest, and as such, apathy rules over them.
