GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

The Forces Driving Democratic Recession

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Jay Ogilvy

May 24, 2017 | 08:00 GMT

Protesters hungry for democracy take to the streets of Hong Kong, where election outcomes are tightly controlled by China. Liberal democracy around the world has found itself in decline.
Protesters hungry for democracy take to the streets of Hong Kong, where election outcomes are tightly controlled by China. Liberal democracy around the world has found itself in decline.

(XAUME OLLEROS/AFP/Getty Images)

A number of factors, not just one, have come together to create a kind of perfect storm for democracy. Among them: globalization, immigration, populism, inequality, the Iraq War and its legacy, China, and the economic recession. For some, technology is the answer to advancing humankind, but there are those that advocate proceeding with caution......

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