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Old 12-22-2004, 01:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
If an authoritarian (but not totalitarian) government has an educated population, and economic growth, a middle class will emerge. That middle class will force democratic reforms, and the human rights will follow.
Not always. Singapore is a good example.
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