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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ringen, Stein
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2009, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; How Good Are the Good Democracies; Is Economic Democracy Available; What Should Welfare States Do; Can We Eradicate Poverty; What Do Families Do; Where Does Freedom Come From; The Truth About Class Inequality; How Good Is the Kindest Democracy; What Does a Good Press Look Like; The Flat Tax Issue.

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