In this analysis of democracy, the author explores the concept which has come to reign supreme in the pantheon of political ideas. He deals with problems of democratic theory: the nature of democracy, majoritarianism, democracy and individual freedom, power and the relationship between socio-economic factors and political equality. The author assesses the work of the major democratic theorists, whose accounts frequently conflict. His analysis seeks to answer the central questions surrounding the subject, such as "what is democracy?" and "what value does it provide for people?"
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 138 mm
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978-0-7190-3941-6 (9780719039416)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Political philosophy and the tasks of democratic theory; what is democracy? - the question of method; democracy and political equality; the quantitive and the qualitative dimensions - the extent of the franchise and majority rule; the liberal variant - democracy as rights; democracy, anarchism and the liberal democratic synthesis; justifying democracy; democracy, power and domination; democracy and the economy; the logical limits of democracy.
