Liberalism and its practice / edited by Dan Avnon and Avner de-Shalit.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Avnon, Dan.

De-Shalit, Avner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism.

Physical Description:

vi, 191 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Summary:

"Liberalism and Its Practice" explores current debates surrounding liberalism at the end of the 20th Century and what it has to offer in practice. Its focus is on two of liberalism's greatest emerging challenges: multiculturalism and states struggling with the transition to democracy. It considers the significant tensions that these pressures bring to liberal frameworks and asks what the viable alternatives are. Bringing together some of the leading authorities on the subject, this study provides an excellent insight into the meaning and practice of liberalism.

Contents:

1 Introduction: liberalism between promise and practice / Dan Avnon, Avner De-Shalit 1

Part I Liberalism at the end of the century 17

2 Squaring the circle: prosperity, civility and liberty / Ralf Dahrendorf 21

3 Can weak-state liberalism survive? / Stephen Holmes 31

4 Hayek in Chile / Mario Sznajder 50

5 The invisible hand and the cunning of reason / Edna Ullmann-Margalit 64

Part II Liberalism in multicultural societies 79

6 Feminism and multiculturalism: some tensions / Susan Moller Okin 81

7 Balancing unity and diversity in multicultural societies / Bhikhu Parekh 106

Part III Alternatives to liberalism: how feasible? 125

8 Group hatreds and democracy / Frank Cunningham 127

9 The civic argument for socialism / Ronald Beiner 146

10 Communitarianism: left, right and centre / David Miller 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [184]-186) and index.

ISBN:

0415193540

0415193559

OCLC:

39354241