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Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: South East Europe, Balkans, grade: 1,0, University of Vienna, language: English, abstract: Peace, democracy, prosperity, stability and growth are the foundations of modern, western-styled democracies. These basic principles are the result of a long, intrinsic process of state-building, democratisation and liberalisation in the so-called western countries. When it comes to “exporting” these ideals, when it comes to “westernisation” of transforming countries, there is a contradiction between the path and the goal, namely: liberal means with as little of non-market influences in economic life as possible; democratic means the political order and its actors are to be chosen by the people of the country. By forcing countries into westernisation,the bureaus and governing bodies and officials as well as the noise that surrounds them produce exactly the opposite