UID:
almahu_9947415007502882
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 262 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511510519 (ebook)
Content:
Democracy is widely accepted today, perhaps as never before, as the most suitable form of government. But what is democracy, and does it always produce good government? Democracy is often associated with the existence of competitive elections. But theory and experience suggest that these are not sufficient for democracy to function reasonably well. In this book, which was originally published in 2003, a number of experts from North America and Europe use a rational choice approach to understand the 'foundations' of democracy - what makes democracy successful, and why. In doing so, they consider diverse problems of democratic governance such as the importance of morals or virtue in political life, negative advertising, the role of social capital and civil society in sustaining democracy, the constitutional and cultural prerequisites of democracy, and the interaction of democracy and markets.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Demobilized and demoralized: negative ads and loosening bonds /
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Turning 'citizens' into 'consumers': economic growth and the level of public discourse /
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Economic and cultural prerequisites for democracy /
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Civil society and the contemporary social order /
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When does altruism overcome the intransitivity of income redistribution? /
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Democratic resilience and necessity of virtue /
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Optimal level of solidarity /
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Bonds of democratic politics: an economic perspective /
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Voting rules: a constitutional quandary /
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Citizens' sovereignty, constitutional commitments, and renegotiation: original versus continuing agreement /
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Constitutional rules and competitive politics: their effects on secessionism /
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521822541
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511510519
URL:
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