Can the Tide of Illiberalism Be Turned Back?

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The tide of illiberalism can be turned back
It will likely take some tragedy before the turn back happens
The speaker expresses confidence in the eventual turn back
The next episode will cover autocrats' subversion of democracy
Democracy is at stake when one democracy withers
The podcast was produced by Lawrence Knight with help from Mark Filipino and Samantha Giovenco
Manuela Saragosa was the executive producer and bring Turner the sound engineer
The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Bromley

In this second episode of Martin Wolf’s series, the renowned FT columnist and economist speaks to Larry Diamond, a leading contemporary scholar in the field of democracy studies and a senior fellow in global democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. Drawing on arguments in Martin’s latest book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, they discuss what’s behind a deepening global ‘democratic recession’.

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Martin Wolf: in defence of democratic capitalism

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For the FT review of Martin’s book click here

This episode is presented by Martin Wolf. The producer is Laurence Knight. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa and the sound engineer is Breen Turner. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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