Communism Vs Authoritarianism

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The liberal capitalist democratic ideology encompasses five traits. They consist in participating in political pluralism, investing in science, focusing on accumulating capital and setting a goal to industrialize, which also leads to urbanization. Alternative ideologies, namely communism and authoritarian governments, primarily challenge the idea of pluralism. China, for example, is currently industrializing at an incredible rate, and is also very competitive in the science fields. Most illiberal governments currently use a hybrid capitalist market system to boost growth. However, both communist and authoritarian governments employ tactics that limit government power to a select few groups of people. In both systems, power lies in the central