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Democracy and its critics /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dahl, Robert A., 1915-2014 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1989.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part one: The sources of modern democracy. The first transformation: to the democratic city-state ; Toward the second transformation: republicanism, representation, and the logic of equality
  • Part two: Adversarial critics. Anarchism ; Guardianship ; A critique of guardianship
  • Part three: A theory of the democratic process. Justifications: the idea of equal intrinsic worth ; Personal autonomy ; A theory of the democratic process ; The problem of inclusion
  • Part four: Problems in the democratic process. Majority rule and the democratic process ; Is there a better alternative? ; Process and substance ; Process versus process ; When is a people entitled to the democratic process?
  • Part five: The limits and possibilities of democracy. The second democratic transformation: from the city-state to the nation-state ; Democracy, polyarchy, and participation ; How polyarchy developed in some countries and not others ; Why polyarchy developed in some countries and not others ; Is minority domination inevitable? ; Pluralism, polyarchy, and the common good ; The common good as process and substance
  • Part six: Toward a third transformation. Democracy in tomorrow's world ; Sketches for an advanced democratic country.