What democracy is for : on freedom and moral government / Stein Ringen.
In this provocative book, Stein Ringen argues that the world's democracies are failing to live up to their ideals--the United States and Great Britain most especially. The core value of democracy, he contends, is freedom, the freedom to live a good life according to one's own choosing. Yet...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Preliminaries; Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; How Good Are the Good Democracies; Is Economic Democracy Available; What Should Welfare States Do; Can We Eradicate Poverty; What Do Families Do; Where Does Freedom Come From; The Truth About Class Inequality; How Good Is the Kindest Democracy; What Does a Good Press Look Like; The Flat Tax Issue. | |
| 520 | |a In this provocative book, Stein Ringen argues that the world's democracies are failing to live up to their ideals--the United States and Great Britain most especially. The core value of democracy, he contends, is freedom, the freedom to live a good life according to one's own choosing. Yet he shows that democracy's freedom is on the decline. Citizens are increasingly distrustful of political systems weighted by money, and they don't participate in political affairs as they once did. Ringen warns of the risks we face if this trend continues, and puts forth an ambitious proposal for democratic r. | ||
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