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.