02789nam a2200397 a 4500 31362 BD-DhAAL 20161004165233.0 161004s2010 nyua b 001 0 eng 2010000028 9780521140119 (pbk.) 0521761034 9780521761031 0521140110 (pbk.) DLC DLC YDX YDXCP UKM CDX DLC BD-DhAAL JC421 .P795 2010 321.8 22 37825 37825 37825 Przeworski, Adam. 20551 Democracy and the limits of self-government / Adam Przeworski. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. xvi, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Cambridge studies in the theory of democracy Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Self-government of the people; 3. A brief history of representative institutions; 4. Equality; 5. Choice and participation; 6. Agency; 7. Liberty; 8. Democracy as an implementation of self-government in our times. "The book analyzes the sources of widespread dissatisfaction with democracies around the world and identifies directions for feasible reforms"--Provided by publisher. "The political institutions under which we live today evolved from a revolutionary idea that shook the world in the second part of the eighteenth century: that a people should govern itself. Yet if we judge contemporary democracies by the ideals of self-government, equality, and liberty, we find that democracy is not what it was dreamt to be. This book addresses central issues in democratic theory by analyzing the sources of widespread dissatisfaction with democracies around the world. With attention throughout to historical and cross-national variations, the focus is on the generic limits of democracy in promoting equality, effective participation, control of governments by citizens, and liberty. The conclusion is that although some of this dissatisfaction has good reasons, some is based on an erroneous understanding of how democracy functions. Hence, although the analysis identifies the limits of democracy, it also points to directions for feasible reforms"--Provided by publisher. BIGD 31362 Democracy History. 20552 Democracy Philosophy. 20553 Representative government and representation. 20554 Cambridge studies in the theory of democracy. 20555 ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 321_800000000000000_PRZ 0 59658 IGS IGS GEN 2016-09-25 Trim Education 2906.00 0 321.8 PRZ 3010031362 2016-10-01 1 2906.00 2016-09-25 BK