A stable and open economy that offers opportunities is more important than an immediate democracy. People in the west seem to think that democracy is some myth

A stable and open economy that offers opportunities is more important than an immediate democracy. People in the west seem to think that democracy is some mythincal "fixall" for the world's problems- it isn't. Democracy is worthless without a stable state- the backbone of a stable state is a large middle class, a middle class can't be created without a vibrant economy. Look at Russia in the 1990s, Iraq now or a myriad of other examples that demonstrated that democracy by itself can't create stability. Democracy is an excellent goal to shoot for in modern society. But take a look at China- they modernized their economy and saw the population's quality of life rise, they have a way to go, but opening up the economy has done much more, quicker and with less pain than reforming the political system without economic reform, or reforming both at the same time (once again look at Russia).