Displaying 1 of 1 1998 Format: Book Author: Dahl, Robert A., 1915-2014. Title: On democracy / Robert A. Dahl. Publisher, Date: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1998. Description: v, 217 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Summary: "A primer on democracy that clarifies what it is, why it is valuable, how it works, and what challenges it confronts in the future."--Jacket. Subjects: Democracy. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index. Contents: Do we really need a guide? -- Beginning -- Where and how did democracy develop? a brief history -- What lies ahead? -- Ideal democracy -- What is democracy? -- Why democracy? -- Why political equality I? Intrinsic equality -- Why political equality II? Civil competence -- Actual democracy -- What political institutions does large-scale democracy require? -- Varieties I: democracy on different scales -- Varieties II: constitutions -- Varieties III: parties and electoral systems -- Conditions favorable and unfavorable -- What underlying conditions favor democracy? -- Why market-capitalism favors democracy -- Why market-capitalism harms democracy -- Unfinished journey. Web Site: Table of contents Kostenfrei LCCN: 98021375 ISBN: 0300076274 9780300076271 Other Number: 38989866 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 65233 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 321.8 Dahl Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
