On Political Equality

Name: On Political Equality
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ISBN: 9780300126877

ISBN-10: 0300126875

ISBN-13: 9780300126877

Edition: 2007

Authors: Robert A. Dahl

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Robert A. Dahl, one of the world’s most influential and respected political scientists, has spent a lifetime exploring the institutions and practices of democracy in such landmark books asWho Governs?,On Democracy, andHow Democratic Is the American Constitution?nbsp; Here, Dahl looks at the fundamental issue of equality and how and why governments have fallen short of their democratic ideals.nbsp; At the center of the book is the question of whether the goal of political equality is so far beyond our human limits that it should be abandoned in favor of more attainable ends, or if there are ways to realistically address and reduce inequities. Though complete equality is unattainable, Dahl…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/28/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.71" wide x 8.31" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Is Political Equality a Reasonable Goal?



Is Political Equality Achievable?



A Respectable Role for Emotions



Political Equality, Human Nature, and Society



Will Political Inequality Increase in the United States?



Why Political Inequality May Decline



Definition of Polyarchy Scores


Notes


Index