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On Democracy

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ISBN-10: 0300084552

ISBN-13: 9780300084559

Edition: 2000

Authors: Robert A. Dahl

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In this accessible work, the political theorist Robert A. Dahl provides a primer on democracy that clarifies what it is, why it is of value, how it works, and what challenges it will confront in the future.
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Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 8/11/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Do We Really Need a Guide?
Where and How Did Democracy Develop? A Brief History
What Lies Ahead?
What Is Democracy?
Why Democracy?
Why Political Equality I? Intrinsic Equality
Why Political Equality II? Civic Competence
What Political Institutions Does Large-Scale Democracy Require?
Varieties I: Democracy on Different Scales
Varieties II: Constitutions
Varieties III: Parties and Electoral Systems
What Underlying Conditions Favor Democracy?
Why Market-Capitalism Favors Democracy
Why Market-Capitalism Harms Democracy
The Unfinished Journey
On Electoral Systems
Political Accommodation in Culturally or Ethnically Divided Countries
On Counting Democratic Countries
Notes
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Index