Democratic countries and post-post-communists

Not related to companies as such, but definitely to democracy: I've just heard of Timothy Garton Ash, a journalist and author who wrote about the fall of communist regimes in Eastern Europe. So naturally I tried to find any articles of his that I could online ... and read a very interesting article on the future of Iran here, and fascinating interview on the end of communism here (ten years old but still relevant today).

Also found the recently released failed states index. Still, states do have longer lifetimes than businesses ... and then there's the comparison between CEOs' salaries and political leaders' ...