{"product_id":"the-idea-of-democracy-paperback-9780521483261","title":"The Idea of Democracy (Paperback) 9780521483261","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Idea of Democracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe essays in this book address a variety of foundational questions about democracy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Copp (Edited by), Jean Hampton (Edited by), John E. Roemer (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521483261, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 24 February 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the wake of the recent expansion of democratic forms of government around the world, political theorists have begun to rethink the nature and justification of this form of government. The essays in this book address a variety of foundational questions about democracy: How effective is it? How stable can it be in a pluralist society? Does it deserve its current popularity? Can it successfully guide a socialist society?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Point of Democracy: 1. Tocqueville and democracy Stephen Holmes\u003cbr\u003e 1a. Tocqueville, commerce and democracy Debra Satz\u003cbr\u003e 2. Making truth safe for democracy David Estlund\u003cbr\u003e 2a. Could political truth be a hazard for democracy? David Copp\u003cbr\u003e 3. Democratic rights at national and workplace levels Richard J. Arneson\u003cbr\u003e 3a. Justified to whom? Robert Sugden\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Democracy and Preferences: 4. Public choice versus democracy Russell Hardin\u003cbr\u003e 4a. Social choice and democracy Thomas Christiano\u003cbr\u003e 5. Democracy and shifting preferences Cass R. Sunstein\u003cbr\u003e 5a. Must preferences be respected in a democracy? John Ferejohn\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Democracy and Public Reason: 6. The domain of the political and overlapping consensus John Rawls\u003cbr\u003e 6a. Moral pluralism and political consensus Joshua Cohen\u003cbr\u003e 6b. The moral commitments of liberalism Jean Hampton\u003cbr\u003e 7. Constituting democracy David Gauthier\u003cbr\u003e 7a. On contractarian constitutional democracy Christopher W. Morris\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Democracy and Economics: 8. The possibility of market socialism John E. Roemer\u003cbr\u003e 8a. Alternative conceptions of feasibility Michael S. McPherson\u003cbr\u003e 9. A political and economic case for the democratic enterprise Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis\u003cbr\u003e 9a. Contested power Karl Ove Moene\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Democracy: Case Studies: 10. Capitalist development and democracy: empirical research on the social origins of democracy John D. Stephens\u003cbr\u003e 10a. Comments on John D. Stephens 'Capitalist development and democracy' Pranab Bardhan.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004726530328,"sku":"9780521483261","price":49.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521483261i_c2578b24-635d-4d72-8baf-5199cb65e4d7.jpg?v=1691382991","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-idea-of-democracy-paperback-9780521483261","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}