Democracy evolving / [compiled by Grey House Publishing].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grey House Publishing, Inc., compiler.

Series:

Reference shelf ; v. 91, no. 4.

The reference shelf / H.W. Wilson, A Division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; volume 91, number 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--United States--History.

Democracy.

Authoritarianism.

Neoliberalism.

Patriotism.

History.

Democracy--Economic aspects.

United States.

Democracy--Economic aspects--United States.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Patriotism--United States--History.

Neoliberalism--United States.

Authoritarianism--United States.

Nationalism--United States.

Nationalism.

Voting--United States.

Voting.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2019.

Contents:

1. Democracy defined :

What is American democracy? 20 common forms of government

study starters / David A. Tomar

What exactly is neoliberalism? / Kean Birch

Democracy's midlife crisis : an interview with David Runciman / David Runciman, Danielle Charette, Jacob Hamburger

History and democracy / Sean Wilentz

Is the United States of America a republic or a democracy? / Eugene Volokh

Are we witnessing the death of liberal democracy / Ian McKay

2. Democracy in context :

Democratic identity and economy : the rise of authoritarian capitalism / Kevin Rudd

Big fail : the internet hasn't helped democracy / Robert Diab

American democracy is ailing : thinking like an economist can help / Gary Saul Morson, Morton Schapiro

Economic freedom is essential to democracy / William Dunkelberg

E pluribus unum? The fight over identity politics / Stacey Y. Abrams, John Sides, Michael Tesler, Lynn Vavreck, Jennifer A. Richeson, Francis Fukuyama

3. Democracy or dictatorship?

Democratic authoritarianism : American democracy is in crisis, and not just because of Trump / Simon Tisdall

American democracy has gone through dark times before / Robert Dallek

Lessons in the decline of democracy from the ruined Roman republic / Jason Daley

A major democracy watchdog just published a scathing report on Trump / Zack Beauchamp

Why is American democracy in danger? / Eric Schoon, Corey Pech

4. How fragile is democracy?

The global view : the growing signs of the fragility and resilience of liberal democracy / Heidi Koolmeister

Yes, we need to do better : world leaders talk democracy / The New York Times

Despite global concerns about democracy, more than half of countries are democratic / Drew DeSilver

Democracy is more fragile than many of us realized, but don't believe that it is doomed / Andrew Rawnsley

Poland's nationalism threatens Europe's values and cohesion / Steven Erlanger, Marc Santora

5. What do we think of democracy?

Attitudes and approaches : the public, the political system and American democracy / Pew Research Center

20 of America's top political scientists gathered to discuss our democracy : they're scared / Sean Illing

What the world can learn about equality from the Nordic model / Geoffrey M. Hodgson

The Nordic Democratic-Socialist myth / Nima Sanandaji

Are millennials giving up on democracy? / Neil Howe

On the sidelines of democracy : exploring why so many Americans don't vote / Asma Khalid, Don Gonyea, Leila Fadel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Democracy evolving

ISBN:

9781642652215

1642652210

9781642652178

1642652172

OCLC:

1107435709