# A tale of two political systems

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2013
- Speaker: Eric X. Li
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/eric_x_li_a_tale_of_two_political_systems)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

It's a standard assumption in the West: As a society progresses, it eventually becomes a capitalist, multi-party democracy. Right? Eric X. Li, a Chinese investor and political scientist, begs to differ. In this provocative, boundary-pushing talk, he asks his audience to consider that there's more than one way to run a successful modern nation.

## Lectures

1. [A tale of two political systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/eric_x_li_a_tale_of_two_political_systems/fbe5532dc460), 21 min (TED's player)