DemocracyU of Minnesota Press, 1994 - 117 páginas Arblaster finds the core of the idea of democracy in the notion of popular power, and in the second half of his book he explores the meaning of this concept and the problems it creates. |
Índice
The Invention of Democracy | 13 |
The Reemergence of Democracy | 25 |
Popular Politics | 36 |
Government by the People | 59 |
Majority Rule and its Problems | 66 |
Equality and the General Interest | 72 |
Representation and Direct Democracy | 79 |
Consent Freedom and Debate | 87 |
Creating Democracy | 96 |
Notes | 104 |
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Electoral Systems: A Comparative and Theoretical Introduction Andrew Reeve,Alan Ware Pré-visualização indisponível - 1992 |