First and foremost, these nations must safeguard the individual against any impeachment of their rights. These nations must recognize that they cannot deny the concept of the individual and expect to be a free state. The troubled democracies in the world often had large collectivist governments in the past and have carried that into their semi-democratic governments. With an unnatural fondness for a government that did nearly everything for them, including robbing them of their liberty, their populations clamor for their government to continue to provide services at the expense of true freedom. These people must understand the proper role of government.
Government is instituted by people to protect their rights.
The government does that by protecting the citizenry against external threats by means of a military. It protects citizens from internal aggression by means of a police force and the judiciary. Finally, the government protects citizens during civil disagreements with the judiciary. Anything else must be financed by voluntary means, such as government lotteries, guarantees provided for contracts, etc. Outside of the guarantee of the protection of rights, government has no function.