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An absolute monarch is a head of state who governs unconstrained by any substantive constitutional law. The advantages of Absolute Monarchy lie in the concentration of power and responsibility in the person of the monarch. Where the local culture includes no tradition of peaceful power sharing, absolute monarchy may be an attractive alternative.
The disadvantages can be readily discerned from the very small list of nations which continue to be ruled by absolute monarchs. While these nations may be adequately governed most nations have moved away from this system of government. Of those that remain Absolute Monarchies most are small and economically underdeveloped. All remaining Absolute Monarchies appear on the list of failed nation states.
