Democracy's Values

Shapiro, I. and Hacker-Cordon, C. (eds)

ISBN 10: 0521643880 / ISBN 13: 9780521643887

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2001

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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780521643887.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Democracy's Values
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521643880
• ISBN 13: 9780521643887
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Poor
• Weight: 450 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Political Science

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Synopsis

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 fits uneasily with many other political values and is in many respects less than equal to the demands it confronts. In these two free-standing volumes 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. Democracy's Edges analyzes one of democracy's most enduring problems: how to establish the boundaries of democratic polities democratically.

Book Description

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 of democracy, particularly the tensions between it and such goods as justice, equality, efficiency, and freedom.