The no-nonsense guide to democracy / Richard Swift.
Following the economic meltdown and the triumph of Barack Obama, have the chances of genuine democracy improved? In this updated edition of The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy, Richard Swift explores how democracy has been constricted and deformed by economic power brokers and a self-serving politica...
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Oxford :
New Internationalist,
2010.
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| Series: | No-nonsense guides (New Internationalist Publications (Firm))
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Table of Contents:
- ""Book title""; ""Foreword""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. What is democracy?""; ""2. Democratic malaise ""; ""3. Weak and strong democracy""; ""4. Democratizing the economy""; ""5. Beyond the nation-state""; ""6. Democratizing democracy""; ""7. Democracy and ecology""; ""8. Strong democracy in the Global South""; ""9. Conclusion""; ""Contacts""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""