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Democracy in Iraq

Democracy in Iraq

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DATE : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:38:00 GMT
Entered in Database : 2008-11-21 18:38:00
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Why has democracy failed in Iraq?  Here are some potential theories, with their originators in parentheses:

• Modernization (Rostow, Lipset): Iraq is not wealthy, urban, modern, or secular enough to support democracy.  It has not followed the same path to development that Western democracies have set out, and thus, it is not yet ready.
• Cultural (Huntington, Weber): Iraqis are not inherently suitable for democracy, simply because their culture favors an authoritarian style of government.
• Marxist (Moore, Marx): Iraq still has a strong landed elite and a weak bourgeoisie, meaning that it is not ripe for class conflict and thus, it is not ripe for social and political development
• Voluntarist (Di Palma): Iraq lacks the strong leadership needed to usher the country into a democratic phase.

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