... China, authoritarian regimes are still in place. Therefore, solely focussing on economic and social variables is not an accurate predictor of a possible democratic transition. The second view emphasises the cultural component of democracy. Scholars, like Huntington, argue that democracy is only possible when citizens and the political elite embrace certain democratic values and beliefs (Huntington, 1997; Dahl, 1998). Huntington even ... argues that some cultures are simply not viable for democracy. However, the cultural component provides no strong evidence for the absence of a democrati...

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... , had been a device by which the rich and powerful few could live by the toil and misery of the powerless many. Each system, therefore, was racked by conflict. Moreover, each method of exploitation had flaws that sooner or later destroyed it, either by slow disintegration or by revolution. Engels and Marx believed that the capitalist system, too, was flawed and therefore ... this brief treatment of capitalism and democracy is to cite Friedman&rsquos axiom which reads; "economic freedom is an indispensable means toward political freedom, and economic freedom is in itself a component of fr...

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