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On democracy
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Title
On democracy [electronic resource] / Robert A. Dahl.
ISBN
0300233329
0585380295
9780300233322
9780585380292
0300076274
9780300076271
Published
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1998.
Physical Description
1 online resource (v, 217 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
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Summary
"A primer on democracy that clarifies what it is, why it is valuable, how it works, and what challenges it confronts in the future."--Jacket.
Variant and related titles
EBSCOhost eBook collection, Yale University Press.
Other formats
Print version: Dahl, Robert Alan, 1915- On democracy. New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1998
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 07, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index.
Contents
Do we really need a guide?
Beginning
Where and how did democracy develop? a brief history
What lies ahead?
Ideal democracy
What is democracy?
Why democracy?
Why political equality I? Intrinsic equality
Why political equality II? Civil competence
Actual democracy
What political institutions does large-scale democracy require?
Varieties I: democracy on different scales
Varieties II: constitutions
Varieties III: parties and electoral systems
Conditions favorable and unfavorable
What underlying conditions favor democracy?
Why market-capitalism favors democracy
Why market-capitalism harms democracy
Unfinished journey.
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