Politics and Society

POLITICS AND BUSINESS

Politics and Ease of Doing Business in China and the United States

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Introduction

The United States of America is not only the world 's most powerful and wealthy nation today , but also distinguishes itself as one of the most stable democracies . Also referred to as the `land of the free ' the United States epitomizes the ideology of liberal democracy . The United States gives its citizens more democratic space than most other countries (Eichner , 2007 . Other countries which follow the

same ideology include the countries of Western Europe , some Asian nations and very few , if any , in Africa and Latin America . Only in these democratically-mature countries can and do citizens criticize their governments openly and strongly without attracting strong , and sometimes deadly , reactions from the government . The impact of liberal democracy is evident in the ease and freedom with which one opens and conducts business in the United States . So long as one meets the legal requirements , anyone can do business in the US without unnecessary government interference . Not surprisingly , many immigrants to the United States have opened their businesses in the country

Of all countries on the world map today , China has arguably one of the longest and most decorated histories . However , China has never been in the race for the most democratic nation . China adopted communism as the state ideology after the revolution of 1949 following which communism went on to shape China 's path of development . The communist leaderships neither...