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The End of Populism - Twenty Proposals to Defend Liberal Democracy (Hardcover)
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The End of Populism - Twenty Proposals to Defend Liberal Democracy (Hardcover)
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The populist wave which has submerged Europe and the United States
in recent years seems unstoppable. But is it? The end of populism
offers answers and proposes concrete solutions to confront the rise
of "illiberal democracy." Drawing on extensive original sources,
this book refutes the populist claim that democracy is a "demand
side" phenomenon, and demonstrates that it is rather a "supply
side" phenomenon. Marcel H. Van Herpen argues that one can have
"too much democracy" and shows how methods of direct democracy,
such as popular initiatives, referendums, and open primaries, which
pretend "to give the power back to the people," have led to
manipulation by populists and moneyed interests. Populist attacks
on the judiciary, central banks, the media, and other independent
agencies, instead of strengthening democracy, have rather
undermined liberal democracy. The author formulates twenty original
and bold proposals to bridge the gap between the people and the
elites, fight corruption, improve political party funding, and
initiate societal, educational, and macro-economic reforms to
increase economic equality and alleviate the insecurity of the
citizens. Elegantly written and clearly argued, this is an
essential book for understanding the populist phenomenon. -- .
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