Magic Kingdom, The – Property, Monarchy, and the Maximum Republic

Anyone who knows anything about Britain knows that it is a democracy and a constitutional monarchy. The trouble is, it is neither. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is one of the most exotic nations on earth. In the republican form of government a defined public exercise sovereign power. Most modern states describe themselves as democratic republics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is an anomaly, in that formal sovereignty is still denied to its people. In The Magic Kingdom Dan Hind explores what the republican tradition has to offer the British at a time of deep political, social and economic dislocation. He considers what innovations are necessary if liberty is to be secured in current conditions. His argument will surprise many who consider themselves republicans. It will upset those who benefit from the current arrangements. It offers a way forward for those who can no longer tolerate steepening inequality and its associated ills. Existing republican institutions have not been able to deliver public control of the state. If substantive democracy is to be possible in large and complex societies, the systems of communication, subsidy and credit must be made subject to popular oversight and control. In a disarmingly calm manner, Hind shows how this can be done, by minor adjustments to the existing institutions. Perhaps, unlikely as it sounds, Britain will provide the venue for the world's first truly republican society.

About the author

By Dan Hind

Summary

What would you need if you wanted to live in a democracy? What would living in a democracy be like?

Product details

• Authors: Dan Hind
• Publisher: Wiley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2014
• EAN: 9781782794035
• ISBN: 978-1-78279-403-5
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 215 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 182 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, Society & culture: general, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Political science and theory, Society and culture: general, Civil rights & citizenship, Constitution: government & the state, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Social issues (Children's / Teenage), Civics and citizenship, Constitution: government and the state, Educational: Citizenship and social education, Educational: Citizenship & social education, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics