Compare and contrast the economic, political, and social structures of Ancient Athens to modern-day Iraq to see if democracy can work in Iraq

Democracy does not work. This is the case in some countries. However in others democracy can thrive and work like no other government. By comparing the political, economic, and social structures of ancient Athens and Iraq it can determine what the conditions are for democracy to work in Iraq. Before democracy is able to work in Iraq, the Iraqi people must learn to coexist with one another, pay off their debt, and <Tab/&…

…other countries or under a suppressive tyrant through most of the years. For a democracy to develop and thrive, the people must want it. Athens economy was in much better shape than Iraq is in right now. Democracy worked in Athens because the people supported change. Democracy will never be able to develop and thrive because the U.S. is forcing Iraq to change and the people will never be happy with whoever becomes president.