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Democracy and its critics / Robert A. Dahl.
Imprint
New Haven : Yale University Press, [1989]
Description
viii, 397 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Part One: The sources of modern democracy. The first transformation: to the democratic city-state
Toward the second transformation: republicanism, representation, and the logic of equality
Part Two: Adversarial critics. Anarchism
Guardianship
A critique of guardianship
Part Three: A theory of the democratic process. Justifications: the idea of equal intrinsic worth
Personal autonomy
A theory of the democratic process
The problem of inclusion
Part Four: Problems in the democratic process. Majority rule and the democratic process
Is there a better alternative?
Process and substance
Process versus process
When is a people entitled to the democratic process?
Part Five: The limits and possibilities of democracy. The second democratic transformation: from the city-state to the nation-state
Democracy, polyarchy, and participation
How polyarchy developed in some countries and not others
Why polyarchy developed in some countries and not others
Is minority domination inevitable?
Pluralism, polyarchy, and the common good
The common good as process and substance
Part Six: Toward a third transformation. Democracy in tomorrow's world
Sketches for an advanced democratic country.
Toward the second transformation: republicanism, representation, and the logic of equality
Part Two: Adversarial critics. Anarchism
Guardianship
A critique of guardianship
Part Three: A theory of the democratic process. Justifications: the idea of equal intrinsic worth
Personal autonomy
A theory of the democratic process
The problem of inclusion
Part Four: Problems in the democratic process. Majority rule and the democratic process
Is there a better alternative?
Process and substance
Process versus process
When is a people entitled to the democratic process?
Part Five: The limits and possibilities of democracy. The second democratic transformation: from the city-state to the nation-state
Democracy, polyarchy, and participation
How polyarchy developed in some countries and not others
Why polyarchy developed in some countries and not others
Is minority domination inevitable?
Pluralism, polyarchy, and the common good
The common good as process and substance
Part Six: Toward a third transformation. Democracy in tomorrow's world
Sketches for an advanced democratic country.
Summary
In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole. He concludes by discussing the direction in which democracy must move if advanced democratic states are to exist in the future.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-384) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
K3184 .D33 1989
Language
English
Awards
American Political Science Association Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, 1990.
ISBN
0300044097 (alkaline paper)
9780300044096 (alkaline paper)
0300049382 (paperback)
9780300049381 (paperback)
0585357277 (e book)
9780585357270 (e book)
9780300044096 (alkaline paper)
0300049382 (paperback)
9780300049381 (paperback)
0585357277 (e book)
9780585357270 (e book)
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