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How Democracies Live - Power, Statecraft, and Freedom in Modern Societies (Paperback)
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How Democracies Live - Power, Statecraft, and Freedom in Modern Societies (Paperback)
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Times have not been kind to democracy. This book is in its defense.
In the new century, the triumph of democracy at the end of the Cold
War turned to retrenchment. The core democracies, in America and
Britain, succumbed to polarization and misrule. Dictatorships, such
as China, made themselves assertive. New democracies in Central
Europe turned to muddled ideologies of "illiberal democracy." In
this book, Stein Ringen offers a meditation on what democracy is,
the challenges it faces, and how it can be defended. Ringen argues
that democracy must be rooted in a culture that supports the
ability of citizens to exchange views and information among
themselves and with their rulers. Drawing on the ideas of
Machiavelli, Aristotle, Tocqueville, Max Weber, and others, Ringen
shows how power is the fuel of government, and statecraft turns
power into effective rule. Democracy should prize freedom and
minimizing unfairness, especially poverty. Altogether, Ringen
offers powerful insight on the meaning of democracy, including a
new definition, and how countries can improve upon it and make it
function more effectively. Timely and thought-provoking, How
Democracies Live is a sober reminder of the majesty of the
democratic enterprise.
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