Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy

Successful institutionalization will help the regime survive the pressures of advanced modernization and integration with the global economy.

Arabs express a clear preference for democracy, which they define in ways similar to citizens elsewhere in the world. But their authoritarian regimes are not listening.

The history of twentieth-century European communist parties shows that extremists can be moderated by robust democratic institutions. Without them, however, the inclusion of extremist parties may undermine democracy.