The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy write by Crawford Brough Macpherson. This book was released on 1977. The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this brief but powerful book, acclaimed political philosopher C.B. Macpherson sets out in bold relief the essence of liberal democracy, both as it is currently conceived and as it might be reimagined. Macpherson argues that from its beginnings liberal democracy has accepted the underpinning principle of capitalist societies, that the "market maketh man." If that remains the central assumption of liberal democracy, Macpherson declares, then as an organizing framework for society, liberal democracy has reached the end of its useful life. But if a broader concept of liberal democracy is accepted-"if [Macpherson writes] liberal democracy is taken to mean a society striving to ensure that all its members are equally free to realize their capabilities"--The great days of liberal democracy may yet lie ahead.
The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy
The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy write by Crawford B. Macpherson. This book was released on 1979. The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy
The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy write by Crawford B. Macpherson. This book was released on 1989. The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Liberal Democracy and the Social Acceleration of Time
Liberal Democracy and the Social Acceleration of Time - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Liberal Democracy and the Social Acceleration of Time write by William E. Scheuerman. This book was released on 2020-06-09. Liberal Democracy and the Social Acceleration of Time available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "A fine contribution to the literature on the problems of modern liberal democracy."—Choice The pace of American society has quickened exponentially since the Founding Fathers first mapped the constitution. Information travels at the speed of light; so does money. We can hop from one side of the country to the other in a matter of hours, contact our elected officials instantaneously, and share our views with thousands of people at the touch of a button. Both academia and the popular media have grappled with the consequences of this acceleration on every aspect of contemporary life. Most pressing, however, may be its impact on political life. In Liberal Democracy and the Social Acceleration of Time, William Scheuerman offers a sophisticated assessment of the implications of social and technological celerity in the operation of liberal democracies. Specifically, he asks what is acceleration's main impact on the traditional liberal democratic model of the separation of powers? According to Scheuerman, high speed has created an imbalance. The executive branch was intended to react with dispatch; by contrast, legislatures and the courts were designed to be more deliberate and thoughtful. While this system of checks and balances was effective in the age of horse and buggy, Scheuerman argues that the very features that were these institutions' strengths may now be a liability. Throughout this book, Scheuerman offers a constructive critique which articulates ways in which "liberal democracy might be recalibrated in accordance with the tempo of modern society.
The Demons of Liberal Democracy
The Demons of Liberal Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Demons of Liberal Democracy write by Adrian Pabst. This book was released on 2019-07-12. The Demons of Liberal Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Liberals blame the global retreat of liberal democracy on globalisation and authoritarian leaders. Only liberalism, so they assume, can defend democratic rule against multinationals or populists at home and abroad. In this provocative book, Adrian Pabst contends that liberal democracy is illiberal and undemocratic – intolerant about the values of ordinary people while concentrating power and wealth in the hands of unaccountable elites. Under the influence of contemporary liberalism, democracy is sliding into oligarchy, demagogy and anarchy. Liberals, far from defending open markets and free speech, promote monopolies such as the new tech giants that undermine competition and democratic debate. Liberal individualism has eroded the social bonds and civic duties on which democracy depends for trust and cooperation. To banish liberal democracy’s demons, Pabst proposes radical ideas for economic democracy, a politics of persuasion and a better balance of personal freedom with social solidarity. This book’s defence of democratic politics against both liberals and populists will speak to all readers trying to understand our age of upheaval.
