Democracy and Knowledge : Innovation and Learning in Classical Athens /

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When does democracy work well, and why? Is democracy the best form of government? These questions are of supreme importance today as the United States seeks to promote its democratic values abroad. Democracy and Knowledge is the first book to look to ancient Athens to explain how and why directly de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ober, Josiah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Klassieke oudheid.
Sociale aspecten.
Openbaar leven.
Kennis.
Democratie.
Politics and government
Political participation.
Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Political participation > Greece > Athens > History > To 1500.
Democracy > Greece > Athens > History > To 1500.
Athene.
Greece > Athens.
Greece.
Grece > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Greece > Politics and government > To 146 B.C.
Athens (Greece) > Politics and government.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:When does democracy work well, and why? Is democracy the best form of government? These questions are of supreme importance today as the United States seeks to promote its democratic values abroad. Democracy and Knowledge is the first book to look to ancient Athens to explain how and why directly democratic government by the people produces wealth, power, and security. Combining a history of Athens with contemporary theories of collective action and rational choice developed by economists and political scientists, Josiah Ober examines Athenian democracy's unique contribution to the ancient Gre.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (368 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400828807

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