"The more well-to-do a nation, the greater the chances that it will sustain democracy."
But the outcome of the struggle is important to sustaining democracy in Russia.
It's often said that an impoverished, poorly educated, agrarian country like China cannot sustain democracy.
What could Freud - who detested America, its culture and its government - have to do with sustaining democracy?
High-quality journalism is a community asset that sustains democracy and quality of life, and we need people who believe in it to support our work.
The Medalla Isidro Fabela is awarded for "steadfastness for the values that sustain the culture and democracy in our region."
The overthrow of the Portuguese monarchy in 1910 led to a 16-year struggle to sustain parliamentary democracy under republicanism - the Portuguese First Republic (1910-1926).
Experience has shown that the latter cannot sustain liberal democracy in the context of their weak economic situations.
Lijphart is the leading authority on consociationalism, or the ways in which segmented societies manage to sustain democracy through power-sharing.
Principal area of focus includes the role of post-apartheid South Africa, exiting external debts, mastering African conflicts and sustaining democracy.