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FarCenter

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8. A single-party democracy is much more effective economically

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 30, 2014, 10:36 AM

Apr 2014

Examples include post-war Germany under the CDU from '49 to '69, Japan under the LDP and South Korea.

In the US, eras of rapid advance include the Republican era from Lincoln to Taft, and the FDR/Truman era.

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