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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I love it when Fareed explains things to me. And he really seems to be moving away from the Dark Side. I think Bush inadvertently turned a lot of people into Democrats. (  ) pilarflores | Sep 29, 2009 |  very informative -- wish I had read the book when it first came out. am motivated to read his update. I found the last third of the book the most interesting when Zakaria goes into detail about how too much democracy might not necessarily be a good thing -- example = California, and how the state has put itself in difficult financial positions through voter decisions. Good book. ( ) fyi715 | Aug 17, 2009 | In this book, Mr. Zakaria differentiates between Liberal and Illiberal Democracies. The main idea is that taking free elections as the only aspect of democracy results in catastrophic results as in the case of Nazi Germany or Hamas in Gaza. Instead, he says that liberal democracy, which implies individual rights, rule of law, separation of powers and free elections are essential requirements to have a successful state. I found this book very interesting and the author's ideas clear and thought provoking. I think I'll look forward to reading more by Mr. Zakaria. (  )1  dezert | Apr 24, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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