Participation and Democratic Theory

Carole Pateman (Author)

9780521290043, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 4 December 1975

132 pages
21.4 x 13.9 x 1 cm, 0.17 kg

' … Pateman's little book succeeds admirably, for it is clearly written, it agrues a series of sensibl points, claims no more than the evidence will support, and leaves us with plenty of unsettled issues to think about …' The Times Literary Supplement

Shows that current elitist theories are based on an inadequate understanding of the early writings of democratic theory and that much sociological evidence has been ignored.

1. Recent theories of democracy and the 'classical myth'
2. Rousseau, John Stuart Mill and G. D. H. Cole: a participatory theory of democracy
3. The sence of political efficacy and participation in the workplace
4. 'Participation' and 'democracy' in industry
5. Workers' self-management in Yugoslavia
6. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Social & political philosophy [HPS]