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Freakonomics Radio
The book, written in 2003, explored the concept of illiberal democracy, which Zakaria argued was a significant challenge facing the world.
I've always thought the United States does better when it encourages conditions that lead to the spread of democracy rather than imposing it by forcing elections if you think about countries that mode...
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Episode: 583. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary...
The book, written in 2003, explored the concept of illiberal democracy, which Zakaria argued was a significant challenge facing the world.
I've always thought the United States does better when it encourages conditions that lead to the spread of democracy rather than imposing it by forcing elections if you think about countries that modernize their economies modernize their societies often under dictatorships and then modernize their political systems.
I think the biggest challenge we face this year and it's a larger trend of course is the one that I identified about 20 years ago which is the rise of illiberal democracy.