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...trappings of constitutional liberalism. And there are examples where that seems to be true. Since 1989, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic, the three core economies of ex-communist central Europe, have seen economic prosperity and political freedom march together. Indeed, democracy came to central Europe before economic reform did. But that isn't always the case. Consider Mexico. For 15 years, from 1985 to 2000, its protectionist, corrupt economy was progressively opened and cleaned up by governments that had few of the trappings of liberal democracy. In fact, some of the most profound reforms in Mexico were undertaken...
...deliver the economic goods; the fate of the Soviet Union proved that. But at a certain level of development, your economy can grow even if your political arrangements remain autocratic. In that case, you may find, however - as the ruling élite in Mexico did - that economic reform increases popular pressure for governments that are truly accountable. (Wouldn't it be nice to see the cables that the Chinese embassy in Mexico City sends back to Beijing?) And if you live in a country that has all the appurtenances of genuine democracy and has a prosperous, thriving economy, count yourself...
...drive to make Florida schools more accountable has yielded higher test scores. And many voters have begun to move beyond the recount, not only because most of the Miami Herald's recent analysis confirmed W.'s victory, but also because Jeb this month delivered on his promise of electoral reform. Starting next year, Florida will replace the punch-card and butterfly ballots with statewide optical scanning...
...from a decade of failed policy. Smart Japanese consumers are nervously waiting for those loans to blow up. So encouraging consumers to start spending is like encouraging a man strapped to a time bomb to fix his hair. They have other things on their mind. That has paralyzed reform...
...There's a danger that China will overreact, as they did when President Lee Teng-hui visited. Also, there's a danger that the pro-reform factions in Beijing will be undermined if the U.S. appears to be cozying up to Taiwan despite President Jiang Zemin's policy of openness towards the West. The race is on right now to succeed Jiang, and the conservatives will use stronger U.S.-Taiwan ties against the reformists. Now that they have Hong Kong and Macau back, Taiwan has become more of an obsession for the Chinese...