Amol Rajan: Whoever wins Iran’s election, the people will lose

In many parts of the emerging world, vast and fast-growing populations face a choice between order and economic growth on the one hand, and rights and social justice on the other. Last week’s riots in Turkey, for instance, showed demand for the latter asserting itself over the former. The country’s economy has grown at an average of five per cent since Prime Minister Erdogan came to power in ...