A Quote by Ashraf Ghani

If we looked in the world of 1945 and looked at the map of capitalist economies and democratic polities, they were the rare exception, not the norm.

Ashraf Ghani

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Capitalist Democratic Economies Exception Looked Map Norm Rare Were World

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Ashraf Ghani
Afghani - Politician
Born: May 19, 1949

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