Tag: multi-polar world
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Developing Countries Are More Than Economic Rivals and Terror Threats
The Atlantic: Developing Countries Are More Than Economic Rivals and Terror Threats I still hear many people today talk about the "Third World." It refers to those nations that were poor and not aligned with either Western capitalism (First World) or the communist world (Second World.) The Third World has vanished, and it is time…
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Communism vs. Democracy and Markets. Are these the only viable options?
The past century has been a competition between two metanarratives: communism vs. democracy and markets. Is it possible that there are other viable ways of organizing human societies? Eric Li offers a fascinating window into Chinese culture and suggests that there may indeed be viable alternatives. The Chinese model may not be feasible in other…