THE FUTURE OF FREEDOM

This provacative book is written by NEWSWEEK columnist and television commentator Fareed Zakaria. Ned Schmidtke’s fine reading is even-paced and clear and fits well with the material. While his voice is not particularly dynamic, it is appropriate for the text. Zakaria challenges conventional wisdom on the link between economic and political liberalism and political democracy. He traces the development of liberalism and democracy in a host of countries around the world and then turns to questions about the functioning of democracy in America, ultimately challenging some of our assumptions about democracy always being the best form of government. M.L.C. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/ JUL 04]