The no-nonsense guide to democracy

The no-nonsense guide to democracy / Richard Swift.

Following the economic meltdown and the triumph of Barack Obama, have the chances of genuine democracy improved? In this updated edition of The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy, Richard Swift explores how democracy has been constricted and deformed by economic power brokers and a self-serving politica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swift, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New Internationalist, 2010.
Series:No-nonsense guides (New Internationalist Publications (Firm))
Subjects:
Democracy.
Representative government and representation.
Democracy
Representative government and representation
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Book title
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. What is democracy?
  • 2. Democratic malaise
  • 3. Weak and strong democracy
  • 4. Democratizing the economy
  • 5. Beyond the nation-state
  • 6. Democratizing democracy
  • 7. Democracy and ecology
  • 8. Strong democracy in the Global South
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Contacts
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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