The Five-Country Cross-National Political Analysis. This paper analyzes the political institutions, culture and economy of five countries-Russia, Iran, France, Finland, and Venezuela. The central argument/thesis of the paper is that a capitalist economic system does not by itself lead to greater democratization or to an increased valuation of human rights. In fact, the argument is that, more and more, conditions beyond the control of the government of any particular country are what is driving the political institutions, culture and economy. Pages: 5 Bibliography: 0 source(s) listed Filename: 17808 Five-Country National Political.doc Price: 44.75