
Democracy and Equality
Theories and Programs for the Modern World
Ronald Glassman(Author)
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 4. April 1989
Book
Hardback
234 pages
978-0-275-93100-1 (ISBN)
Description
While the romantic notions of social and economic equality once espoused by the socialist movement have been overshadowed by the realities of government power, bureaucractic inefficiency, and class divisions, Glassman claims that the quest for equality and social justice can and must be pursued within legal-democratic societies. He contends that the quest for equality within the democratic framework is politically, economically, morally, and socially beneficial. Using the theoretical principles of Aristotle, Rawls, and Keynes, Glassman demonstrates that the development of practical programs can allow an expansion of the middle class and a greater degree of equality within capitalist democratic societies.
Along with these three non-socialist theories for equality, the book analyzes some contemporary democratic-socialist programs that have been developed for the same objective. All the proposed programs throughout this book emphatically establish democracy as an essential factor and then work toward achieving greater equality within the parameters set by the legal-democratic state. Democracy and Equality will prove invaluable to anyone interested in social theory, the principles of equality, and political and economic developement of the industrial state.
Along with these three non-socialist theories for equality, the book analyzes some contemporary democratic-socialist programs that have been developed for the same objective. All the proposed programs throughout this book emphatically establish democracy as an essential factor and then work toward achieving greater equality within the parameters set by the legal-democratic state. Democracy and Equality will prove invaluable to anyone interested in social theory, the principles of equality, and political and economic developement of the industrial state.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
537 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-93100-1 (9780275931001)
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Person
RONALD M. GLASSMAN is currently executive director of New York City Americans for Democratic Action and has been actively involved in many political campaigns. He has written numerous volumes, including The Political History of Latin America, Democracy and Despotism in Primitive Societies, The New Middle Class and Democracy, and with Mark Green, A Democracy Agenda for the Year 2000.
Content
Part I: Nonsocialist Theories of Equality Introduction: The Death of Socialism and its Ramifications Aristotle: Democracy, Equality, and the Majority Middle Class Rawls: The State of Nature and Social Justice Keynes: Capitalism with Stability and Equality Part II: Objections to Theories of Equality de Tocqueville, Weber, and Hayek: The Dangers of Socialism The Neoconservatives: Against Government Programs Part III: Toward a Comprehensive Theory of Equality within a Framework of Law and Democracy The Polity: Classical Liberalism as an Incomplete Political Theory The Economy: Modified Capitalism as the Model Economy for the Modern World Ethics: Isaiah and Adam Smith Bibliography Index