Past Event
Larry Diamond: The Spirit of Democracy
In 1974, nearly three-quarters of all countries were dictatorships; today, more than half are democracies. Diamond contends, however, that recent efforts to promote democracy have stumbled and that many democratic governments are faltering. He explains that the desire for democracy runs deep, even in very poor countries, and proposes that even entrenched regimes like Iran and China could become democracies within a generation.
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MLF: International Relations
May 7, 2008
The Commonwealth Club of California
595 Market St.
San Francisco, 94102
United States
Speakers
Larry Diamond
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Professor, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford University
