Democracy's Values |
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| Editor:
| Shapiro, Ian
Hacker-Cordón, Casiano |
| Contribution by:
| Hardin, Russell
Holmes, Stephen
Isaac, Jeffrey
Keane, John
Kiss, Elizabeth
Okin, Susan
Pettit, Phillip
Van Parijs, Phillipe |
| Series title: | Contemporary Political Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-64388-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1999 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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Democracy's flexibility, its commitment to equality of representation, and its recognition of the legitimacy of opposition are all positive features of political institutions. But democracy is in many respects less than equal to the demands it confronts. In this volume (and its companion, Democracy's Edges) some of the world's most prominent political theorists and social scientists present original discussions of these urgent issues. Democracy's Value deals with the nature and value...
More DescriptionDemocracy's flexibility, its commitment to equality of representation, and its recognition of the legitimacy of opposition are all positive features of political institutions. But democracy is in many respects less than equal to the demands it confronts. In this volume (and its companion, Democracy's Edges) some of the world's most prominent political theorists and social scientists present original discussions of these urgent issues. Democracy's Value deals with the nature and value of democracy, particularly the tensions between it and such goods as justice, equality, efficiency, and freedom.