Democracy and the limits of self government (Record no. 228996)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780521140119
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Classification number 321.8 PRZ
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Personal name Przeworski,Adam
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Title Democracy and the limits of self government
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. CUP
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2010
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Extent 200 p.
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Summary, etc. The political institutions under which we live today evolved from a revolutionary idea that shook the world in the second part of the eighteenth century: that a people should govern itself. Yet if we judge contemporary democracies by the ideals of self-government, equality and liberty, we find that democracy is not what it was dreamt to be. This book addresses central issues in democratic theory by analyzing the sources of widespread dissatisfaction with democracies around the world. With attention throughout to historical and cross-national variations, the focus is on the generic limits of democracy in promoting equality, effective participation, control of governments by citizens, and liberty. The conclusion is that although some of this dissatisfaction has good reasons, some is based on an erroneous understanding of how democracy functions. Hence, although the analysis identifies the limits of democracy, it also points to directions for feasible reforms.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Democracy-History
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  Not Missing Not Damaged   Gandhi Smriti Library Gandhi Smriti Library   2020-02-08 9000.00   321.8 PRZ 145946 2020-02-08 9000.00 2020-02-08 Books

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