The negative side to globalization is that it wipes out entire economic systems and in doing so wipes out the accompanying culture.
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It has been true in Western societies and it seems to be true elsewhere that you do not find democratic systems apart from capitalism, or apart from a market economy, if you prefer that term.Peter L. Berger
Some people think that as the Chinese economy becomes more and more capitalistic it will inevitably become more democratic.
Peter L. Berger
So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy unless you have a market economy.
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Even in a society as tightly controlled as Singapore's, the market creates certain forces which perhaps in the long run may lead to democracy.
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Even if one is interested only in one's own society, which is one's prerogative, one can understand that society much better by comparing it with others.
Peter L. Berger
If the cultural elite has its way, the U.S. will be much more like Europe.
Peter L. Berger
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