
The Democratic Perspective
Political and Social Philosophy
Jan J.T. Srzednicki(Author)
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published on 30. November 1987
Book
Hardback
IX, 376 pages
978-90-247-3598-3 (ISBN)
Description
Section 1 One of the big problems facing us is the need to plan for the betterment and improvement of society. In any status quo there are many unsatisfactory moments and experience shows that with changing conditions, even those elements of our communal structure that work well will often get out of step and become a problem. We need then to introduce devices both to alleviate present troubles and, if possible, to anticipate future ones. On the whole, it might appear to the untutored eye that the matter is relatively simple. For instance, if we keep increasing prices of commodities without increasing incomes, and especially if we allow inflation to proceed unfettered as well, the situation will certainly deteriorate. What we need to
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Edition
1988 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Publishing group
Springer
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Research
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IX, 376 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
752 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-247-3598-3 (9789024735983)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-009-3671-3
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Content
One - The Convergence of Interests.- I The Nature of the Social Bond.- II The General Will Leitmotiff.- Two - Public Good and Public Demand.- III Bias, Descriptive and Other.- IV The Opacity of Results.- V The Opacity of Satisfaction Prognosis - Needs.- VI The Opacity of Satisfaction Prognosis - Perspectives.- VII the opacity of satisfaction prognosis - Demands.- Three - Procedural Proposals.- VIII Constitutionalism.- IX Sequentialism.- X Pluralism.