What Democracy Is For : On Freedom and Moral Government /

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In this provocative book, Stein Ringen argues that the world's democracies are failing to live up to their ideals--the United States and Great Britain most especially. The core value of democracy, he contends, is freedom, the freedom to live a good life according to one's own choosing. Yet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ringen, Stein
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2009, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social justice.
Political ethics.
Globalization.
Democracy.
Corporate power.
Business and politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
globalism.
Justice sociale.
Morale politique.
Mondialisation.
Pouvoir economique.
Affaires et politique.
Social Justice
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this provocative book, Stein Ringen argues that the world's democracies are failing to live up to their ideals--the United States and Great Britain most especially. The core value of democracy, he contends, is freedom, the freedom to live a good life according to one's own choosing. Yet he shows that democracy's freedom is on the decline. Citizens are increasingly distrustful of political systems weighted by money, and they don't participate in political affairs as they once did. Ringen warns of the risks we face if this trend continues, and puts forth an ambitious proposal for democratic r.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (334 pages).
ISBN:9781400831678

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