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Western democracy at risk
Record details
- ISBN: 1534501797
- ISBN: 9781534501737
- ISBN: 1534501738
- ISBN: 9781534501799
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Physical Description:
208 pages ; 23 cm.
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, LLC, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Is democracy too demanding for today's citizens? -- Citizens United has damaged US democracy / Liz Kennedy -- Higher taxes on the wealthy would violate constitutional property rights / James A. Dorn -- Smaller governments require less-informed citizens / Bruce Thornton -- Uninformed voters weaken democracy / Ilya Somin -- The US system of government virtually guarantees low voter turnout / Eric Black -- Can Western democracies withstand the recent trend toward authoritarianism? -- The ability for anyone to become president is one of democracy's greatest weaknesses / Hans-Hermann Hoppe -- The Democrats lost in 2016 because they did not represent the working class / Josh Hollands -- The Founders believed education was central to the government they had created / Alan Taylor -- Populism may not be what you think it is / John Emerson -- Democracy in the west is not as robust as most people believe / Roberto Stefan Foa and Yascha Mounk -- Does the US system of representation preclude a true democracy? -- The United States is not and was never intended to be a democracy / Matt Peppe -- Real democracy takes active participation on the part of citizens / Camilla Hansen -- We need to return the power of government to the people / Jeffrey Fuller -- The US Senate gives citizens in states with small populations an unfair advantage / Corey Robin -- We're stuck with a lousy system / Andrew Prokop -- What does the future hold for Western democracy? -- Democracies are healthier with educated citizens / Cindy Miller -- To be successful, you need more than knowledge / Michael Schrage -- The media does not make up fake news, but it does have biases / Eric R. Mandel -- The death of honesty could mean the death of democracy / William Damon -- Weakness of democracy in the West weakens democratic progress worldwide / Carl Gershman. |
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Subject: | Western countries Politics and government Democracy Western countries |