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Amongst the other subfactors the contrasts continue. In the limited scope of “fundamental human rights” the countries scored: Ukraine (0.61, 50), Belarus (0.47, 94), Kazakhstan (0.46, 95), and Russian (0.45, 104) in that order.
Shockingly several of the countries out performed even the US in the “order and security” category. However, this should not be a surprise, as Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group argued in his book “The J Curve” that authoritarian societies often produce more stability and security but under perform on economic potential thanks to the heavy policing of their states. The democratic societies, by contrast can be more chaotic, but they allow for more innovation and prosperity. To highlight the point Uzbekistan, which is only now emerging from its pariah status under the boot of its dictatorial former president Islam Karimov, has emerged as the ninth best country in the world (0.91, 9) for order and security.
The US scored (0.76, 49) on order and security, well behind Belarus (0.81, 27) and Kazakhstan (0.78, 37) but ahead of Ukraine (0.73, 60) and Russia (0.66, 86).
On “regulatory enforcement” Kazakhstan leads (0.51, 63) with Belarus close behind (0.5, 65) – both in the middle of the global field. Russia (0.49, 72) is not too far behind but Ukraine is down near the bottom of the list (0.42, 103).
10 BELARUS Country Report April 2019 www.intellinews.com