Research Paper on:
Disguised Authoritarianism and 'Illiberal' Democracy

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civil liberties are limited. The rule of the people is determined by what those ruling the people want them to want. Peru serves as an excellent example of that process  and is discussed in the paper. Bibliography lists 8 sources. BWildemo.rtf "Illiberal" Democracy By: C.B. Rodgers - November 2001  -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction The process of Third World nations increased involvement in the economic globalization of the  past decade has significantly changed both countries and the notion of democracy around the world. Everywhere, workers, business owners, and elected officials have experienced massive changes. Economic globalization and  the rise of information technologies are reconfiguring the organization of the economy and individual political systems, often with devastating consequences. Substantial transitions or interruptions in normal processes have required the  development of new categories for analysis, new ways of thinking, and perhaps new political and economic practices as well. One example is that of the formation of "illiberal" democracies. Such  systems are those which claim to be democracies but are actually a hybrid in which political liberties exist but civil liberties are limited. The rule of the people is determined  by what those ruling the people want them to want. Throughout the World Zakaria (1997) quotes American diplomat Richard Holbrooke who noted on the eve of the 1996 elections in  Bosnia: "Suppose the election was declared free and fair and those elected are racists, fascists, separatists, who are publicly opposed to [peace and reintegration]. That is the dilemma" (pp. 22).  "Dilemma" only begins to describe the issue. Zakaria adds: " Democratically elected regimes, often ones that have been reelected or reaffirmed through referenda, are routinely ignoring constitutional limits on their