The dissemination of democratic norms from the advanced countries of the West to the rest of the world has been perhaps the most significant benefit of globalization. Yet not all is well with democracy.
民主范式从西方发达国家向全世界其他地区的扩散也许是全球化最重大的好处。但民主也不是只有优点。今天的民主政府表现得十分平庸，未来也颇可质疑。