Democracy in Iraq

Military History Podcast by George Hageman

Nov 21, 200814:11Society & Culture

Why has democracy failed in Iraq? Here are some potential theories, with their originators in parentheses: Modernization (Rostow, Lipset): Iraq is not wealthy, urban, modern, or secular enough to support democracy. It ha...

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