Might, right, prosperity and consent : Representative democracy and the international economy 1919-2001.

Might, right, prosperity and consent : Representative democracy and the international economy 1919-2001.

This book offers an original analysis of the problem of the authority of the state in democracies. Unlike many discussions of democracy that treat authority as a problem primarily of domestic politics or normative values, this book puts the international economy at the centre of the analysis. This v...

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Main Author: Thompson, Helen, 1966 June 13-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Representative government and representation > History.
Representative government and representation > Economic aspects.
Democracy > History > 20th century.
Power (Social sciences) > History > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Democracy
Power (Social sciences)
Representative government and representation
Representative government and representation > Economic aspects
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 9780719077500; 9780719077500; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The modern democratic nation-state; 2 The crises of the inter-war years; 3 The Bretton Woods rescue; 4 Crises and non-crises: financial liberalisation and the end of the Cold War; 5 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

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