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The Demons of Liberal Democracy (Hardcover)
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The Demons of Liberal Democracy (Hardcover)
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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.
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