Third Wave

Please provide a response to the following prompt. This paper should select a position on the provided topic and support your response through a critical appraisal of the logic and application of the issue. A
Is the growth of the middle class (the Lipset thesis) a necessary or sufficient condition for enduring processes of democratization? What factors best determine the transition and consolidation of democracy? In your response, please address and evaluate the major theories of democratization that have been tested during the “Third Wave?”