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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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Athenian Money, Taxes, Revenues; CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Dispersed Knowledge and Public Action; CHAPTER TWO Assessing Athenian Performance; CHAPTER THREE Competition, Scale, and Varieties of Knowledge; CHAPTER FOUR Aggregation: Networks, Teams, and Experts; CHAPTER FIVE Alignment: Common Knowledge, Commitment, and Coordination; CHAPTER SIX Codification: Access, Impartiality, and Transaction Costs; CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusions: Government by the People; APPENDIX A. Aggregate Material Flourishing.
  • APPENDIX B. Distribution of Coins in HoardsAPPENDIX C. Prominence in Classical Greek Literature; APPENDIX D. Impact of Constitution and Historical Experience; APPENDIX E. Athenian State Capacity and Democracy, 600-250 B.C.; Bibliography; Index.

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