“It has been true in Western societies and it seems to be true elsewhere that you do not find democratic systems apart from capitalism, or apart from a market economy, if you prefer that term” IfsHas BeensSeemsTermEconomyCapitalismDemocraticWesternBeing TrueElsewhereMarket EconomyWestern Society Author:Peter L. Berger
“In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state” StatesIndividualEconomyPossibilityEscapingMarket Economy Author:Peter L. Berger
“Let me say again that the relationship is asymmetrical: there's no democracy without a market economy, but you can have a market economy without democracy.” EconomyDemocracyLet MeMarket Economy Author:Peter L. Berger
“So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy unless you have a market economy.” ThinkingPrinciplesEconomyDemocracyPhilosophicalMarket EconomySome Philosophical Author:Peter L. Berger
