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Democracy on a tightrope
Nine To Noon
English - December 16, 2019 21:05 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1992, the economist Francis Fukuyama declared we were at the end of history with the worldwide transition to liberal democracies. Today, that picture looks a lot different as developing countries revert to authoritarianism and western democracies elect strongmen leaders who undermine the very democratic institutions their countries founded.