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		<title> Are There Countries Whose Situations Worsened with the Arrival of the Internet? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are there countries whose situations worsened with the arrival of the internet? I've been arguing that there are lots of examples of countries where technology diffusion has helped democratic institutions deepen. And there are several examples of countries where technology diffusion has been part of the story of rapid democratic transition. But there are no good examples of countries where technology diffusion has been high, and the dictators got nastier as a result. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130419_countries_whose_situations_worsened_with_arrival_of_internet">More...</a>]]></description>
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