Economy Experts: Is Capitalism The Fuel Of Democracy? http://economy.nationaljournal.com/2008/12/is-capitalism-the-fuel-of-democracy.php?rss=1 en Copyright 2009 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Is Capitalism The Fuel Of Democracy? The crisis has led to some expectation that free market reforms around the world may pause or even reverse in the near term. If so, what does this portend for the spread of democracy? Roger Altman tackles this subject in Foreign Affairs here. Is the link between capitalism and democracy as strong as it seemed in the 1990s?

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