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by ben_tilly
4/7/04 11:12:17 PM
4/7/04 11:13:27 PM
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New Interesting and believable
But note that transitioning to democracy is no guarantee of staying one. Look, for instance, at what happened in Germany in the 30's. (I hereby avoid Godwin by declaring that reference to be intentional!)

Cheers,
Ben
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Post #150,505
by Arkadiy
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4/8/04 10:12:28 AM
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New Germany was way down economically
I wouldn't be surprised if there is a per-capita income needed to maintain a democratic state. I wonder if it's lower or higher than that needed to istablis one.

(BTW, the story of Russia in 1917 is another democracy lost tale. Hard to believe, but Russia after 1861 was more free than after 1917. And the February Revolution actually attempted to start a geniune parlamentary democracy)
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     Wealth and democracy - (Arkadiy) - (7) - April 7, 2004, 09:38:00 PM EDT
         Interesting and believable - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 7, 2004, 11:13:27 PM EDT
             Germany was way down economically - (Arkadiy) - April 8, 2004, 10:12:28 AM EDT
         A lot more than $6000 per person to make Democracy work... - (gdaustin) - (2) - April 12, 2004, 09:47:12 PM EDT
             Maybe, but... - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 12, 2004, 09:59:37 PM EDT
                 Fundamentally - (gdaustin) - April 13, 2004, 10:50:32 PM EDT
         Iraq != Democracy - (gdaustin) - (1) - April 12, 2004, 09:57:56 PM EDT
             Something occured to me while listening to NPR - (Arkadiy) - April 13, 2004, 11:23:51 AM EDT

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