No society will grow or develop when the leaders or government aren't doing their job right. Many failed society was colb as the result bad form of government projected powers and administrative costs. Many Africa leaders are fixed or low in development priorities or even society. When leaders fails in their capacity to build expected society it cause such societal crime and poverty-stricken members.
This also can lead to poor standard of living, bad government ruins the beauty of progressive society and create unemployment, bad government detorate peace and escalate hunger, theft, insecurities and cyber crime to the youth as only give choices where a failed leader is the head.
Yes, you are right, the responsibility of looking after the good and bad aspects of a country is given to leaders and government employees. Leaders are appointed to various responsibilities for the development of a country. Leaders are created to serve the common people of the country. Therefore, all kinds of help and relief come to the leaders through the government. But corrupt leaders embezzle all that. As a result, unemployment is increasing in the country. Corruption is increasing in the country. As long as the common people stand against all the leaders, the social system of any country will not be right.