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On democracy

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Yale University Press, 2000 - 217 Seiten
The last half of the twentieth century has been an era of democratic triumph. The main antidemocratic regimes - communist, fascist, Nazi - have disappeared, and new democracies are emerging vigorously or tentatively throughout the world. In this accessible and authoritative book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time provides a primer on democracy that clarifies what it is, why it is valuable, how it works, and what challenges it confronts in the future. Robert Dahl begins with an overview of the early history of democracy. He goes on to discuss differences among democracies, criteria for a democratic process, basic institutions necessary for advancing the goals of democracy, and the social and economic conditions that favor the development and maintenance of these institutions. Along the way, he illustrates his points by describing different democratic countries, explaining, for example, why India, which seems to lack most of the conditions for a stable democracy, is nevertheless able to sustain one. Dahl answers such puzzling questions as why market-capitalism can both favor and harm democracy. And he concludes by examining the major problems that democratic countries will face in the twenty-first century, problems that will arise from complexities in the economic order, from internationalization, from cultural diversity, and from the difficulty of achieving an adequate level of citizen competence.
  

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Nutzerbericht  - Konstantinos Chatzigeorgiou - Goodreads

A good, if not short, recap of democratic theory. Robert A. Dahl is a prominent political scientist and this is very evident throughout his books so stay away if your interests lie in radical ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Nutzerbericht  - Hadrian - Goodreads

Brief summary of democratic theory. Differences between the ideal and what we get in reality. In Dahl's view, no government in the world has lived up to the Platonic ideal of Democracy, but some have ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Inhalt

Do We Really Need a Guide?
1
Where and How Did Democracy Develop? A Brief History
7
What Lies Ahead?
26
What Is Democracy?
35
Why Democracy?
44
Why Political Equality I? Intrinsic Equality
62
Why Political Equality II? Civic Competence
69
What Political Institutions Does LargeScale Democracy Require?
83
Why MarketCapitalism Favors Democracy
166
Why MarketCapitalism Harms Democracy
173
The Unfinished Journey
180
On Electoral Systems
189
Political Accommodation in Culturally or Ethnically Divided Countries
192
On Counting Democratic Countries
196
Notes
201
Further Reading
209

Varieties I Democracy on Different Scales
100
Varieties II Constitutions
119
Varieties III Parties and Electoral Systems
130
What Underlying Conditions Favor Democracy?
145
Acknowledgments
213
Index
215
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Über den Autor (2000)

Robert A. Dahl is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Yale University. His numerous books include, most recently, "How Democratic is the American Constitution?" and "On Democracy,"

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