The Iranians will, no doubt, evolve their own political system to suit their particular social, economic, political, religious requirements.

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It's one reason that institutions such as the economy, the political system and the social structure haven't matured as quickly as they should have, given Mexico's advantages.

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Moosa might have added that shariah is an all-encompassing Islamic doctrine and system that includes legal, military, political, and social normative dictates by which Muslims everywhere and for all time are commanded to live their lives.

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How the tax system treats the industrious or fortunate rich says a lot more about the social and political mood than about revenue-raising.

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If, for example, the costs of inefficiency come to exceed the political and social benefits, or if the world forces Japan to bear the full costs of its still-mercantilist system, and especially if the economy enters a prolonged slump, Tokyo would be hard pressed to rethink the nation's path.

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