Nation of devils : democracy and the problem of obedience /

Here, Stein Ringen offers a thought-provoking meditation on the art of democratic rule. How does a government persuade the people to accept its authority? Every government must make unpopular demands of its citizens, from levying taxes to enforcing laws and monitoring compliance to regulations. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ringen, Stein
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale UniversityPress, [2013]
Temas:
Democracy > Great Britain.
Democracy > United States.
Obedience > Political aspects > Great Britain.
Obedience > Political aspects > United States.
Obéissance > Aspect politique > Grande-Bretagne.
Obéissance > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Democracy.
Obedience > Political aspects.
Great Britain.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Here, Stein Ringen offers a thought-provoking meditation on the art of democratic rule. How does a government persuade the people to accept its authority? Every government must make unpopular demands of its citizens, from levying taxes to enforcing laws and monitoring compliance to regulations. The challenge, Ringen argues, is that power is not enough; the populace must also be willing to be led.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300199017
0300199015

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