This reveals an important connection between capitalism and participatory governments, and a look at how De Soto views the relationship between democracy and capitalism further demonstrates how countries, and especially developing countries, can more effectively grow and protect capital.

Naturally, De Soto views democracy and capitalism as two forces existing in a symbiotic relationship, but only when the political and economic systems are integrated at the same level. This means that the disparate property systems of developing countries must become "interconnected in a larger network" because only then can they "become tremendously powerful," thus incentivizing citizens to participate politically (De Soto 72). The relationship between democracy and capitalism can serve to support and refine each one, but in many developing democracies "what national leaders are missing is that people are spontaneously organizing themselves into separate, extralegal groups until government can provide them with one legal property system" (De Soto 73)....
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