Politics and Process - New Essays in Democratic Thought

Klappentext This book explores the strengths and weaknesses of democratic institutions. Zusammenfassung This book explores the strengths and weaknesses of democratic institutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments; Introduction Geoffrey Brennan and Loren E. Lomasky; 1. The justification of democracy J. Roland Pennock; 2. Large numbers, small costs: the uneasy foundations of democratic rule Geoffrey Brennan and Loren E. Lomasky; 3. Evaluating the institutions of liberal democracy William Nelson; 4. Democracy: the public choice approach Dennis C. Mueller; 5. The democratic order and public choice Peter H. Aranson; 6. Radical federalism: responsiveness, conflict, and efficiency David Osterfeld; 7. Contractarian presuppositions and democratic governance James M. Buchanan; 8. In quest of the social contract James S. Fishkin; 9. Rationality and the justification of democracy Jules Coleman; 10. The morality of democracy and the rule of law Shirley Robin Letwin; Index.

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• Authors: H. G. Brennan, H. G. Lomasky Brennan, H.g. Lomasky Brennan, Brennan H. G., Loren E. Lomasky, Lomasky Loren E.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.2005
• EAN: 9780521023689
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02368-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Political structures: democracy, Political Economy