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On democracy
Title
On democracy / Robert A. Dahl with a new preface and two new chapters by Ian Shapiro.
ISBN
9780300194463
0300194463
Edition
Second edition.
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
Physical Description
xiv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 09, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-249) 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
After On democracy / Ian Shapiro
Continuing the journey?
Democracy and inequality.
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