Zakaria: The Narrow Path to Liberal Democracy

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July 30, 2021

Fareed Zakaria says that getting to liberal democracy requires that societies travel through a “narrow corridor,” one that allows the state to build power while allowing for the growth of a civil society that asserts itself and fights for rights.

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