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Why is it that so many people around the world appear willing to give up freedoms in return for either security or prosperity? For the past 60 years it had been assumed that capitalism was intertwined with liberal democracy, that the two not just thrived together but needed each other to survive.
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Freedom for Sale: Why the World Is Trading Democracy for Security
2010, ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
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1458721566 9781458721563
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Freedom for sale: why the world is trading democracy for security
2009, Basic Books
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Freedom for Sale: How We Made Money and Lost Our Liberty
2009, Simon & Schuster, Limited
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1847378188 9781847378187
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Freedom for sale: how we made money and lost our liberty
2009, Simon & Schuster
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Freedom for sale: why the world is trading democracy for security
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Democratic liberalism v. authoritarianism – the ideological divide that defined the twentieth century. But when the cold war ended, "the end of history" was proclaimed. Soon the fire of freedom would burn worldwide, the experts said. And where markets were freed, human rights would inevitably follow. Or not. In the last twenty years, nations including India, Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates have disproved the idea that capitalism and democracy are inextricably linked. Emerging middle classes have proven themselves all too willing to sacrifice certain democratic rights – including free speech, an open media, and free elections – in exchange for prosperity. But they are not alone. We are all doing it. Alarmingly, Western democracy has adopted some of the attributes of that authoritarianism. Combining boots on the ground reporting with incisive analysis, award-winning journalist John Kampfner describes this alarming trend – one which has only been exacerbated by the global economic meltdown – and what citizens must do to counter it.
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