Democracy and its critics /

In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the...

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Main Author: Dahl, Robert A., 1915-2014
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [1989]
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Summary:In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole. He concludes by discussing the direction in which democracy must move if advanced democratic states are to exist in the future
Physical Description:viii, 397 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
Awards:American Political Science Association Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, 1990
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-384) and index
ISBN:0300044097
9780300044096
0300049382
9780300049381
0585357277
9780585357270