The tide underneath the "Third Wave."

Article Abstract:

The wealth-democracy nexus is strong not only in western nations but in other parts of the world except oil-rich non-democratic Arab nations. The higher a nation's income, the more likely it is to be a democracy. Education is an important factor influencing democracy in two ways, with higher level of education leading to better processes and institutions and higher incomes resulting in heightened sense of democratic participation of the citizens.

Democracy

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When will the Chinese people be free?

Article Abstract:

The article examines the Chinese economy and its slow but steady shift from a not-free to a partially-free category. Suggests that if the educational attainments of the Chinese population continue to grow as they are, then by 2025 it can become one of the free nations of the world is presented.

Gross domestic product, Population, Educational aspects, Population growth

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China's long march to freedom

Article Abstract:

The Chinese have begun moving on a liberal-democratic path to freedom, having made a decent start on various measures such as economic growth, governance and rule of law, and are headed on the long march to ultimate freedom and becoming one of the world's largest democracies.

Analysis, Political aspects, Democratization, Political history

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