Democracy's Values (Contemporary Political Theory) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521643880 ISBN 13: 9780521643887

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

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Review:

'What is democracy good for? Even if it did no more than ensure the orderly and peaceful transfer of power from one government to another, that would be enough to make it attractive in comparison to the alternatives. But many people have hoped for more. They would like to think that there can (with the right institutions) be some reliable connection between democracy and other values such as freedom, social justice, or prosperity. The editors are to be congratulated on having assembled a first rate collection of sharply-argued essays that ask what we can realistically expect of democracy.' Brian Barry, Columbia University

Book Description:

In this volume (and its companion, Democracy's Edges) prominent political theorists and social scientists present original discussions of the most important issues in democratic politics. Democracy's Values deals with the nature and value of democracy, particularly the tensions between it and such goods as justice, equality, efficiency, and freedom.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521643880
• ISBN 13: 9780521643887
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Ian Shapiro, Casiano Hacker-Cordon