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Why deliberative democracy? /

The most widely debated conception of democracy in recent years is deliberative democracy--the idea that citizens or their representatives owe each other mutually acceptable reasons for the laws they enact. Two prominent voices in the ongoing discussion are Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson. In Why De...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Gutmann, Amy (Autor), Thompson, Dennis F. (Dennis Frank), 1940- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2004]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The most widely debated conception of democracy in recent years is deliberative democracy--the idea that citizens or their representatives owe each other mutually acceptable reasons for the laws they enact. Two prominent voices in the ongoing discussion are Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson. In Why Deliberative Democracy?, they move the debate forward beyond their influential book, Democracy and Disagreement. What exactly is deliberative democracy? Why is it more defensible than its rivals? By offering clear answers to these timely questions, Gutmann and Thompson illuminate the theory and practic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 217 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-205) and index.
ISBN:1400826330
9781400826339