Demands on democracy / José María Maravall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maravall, José María, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

A thorough examination of the past and present experience of representative democracies and how it relates to the normative claims of democratic theory.

Contents:

Cover; Demands on Democracy; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; 1: Demands for Representation; The Recurrent Crisis of Representative Democracy; Does Electoral Democracy Induce the Control of Incumbents?; Politicians Supplanting the Voice of the People; The Opacity of Internal Party Politics; Procedural Rules and Substantive Outcomes; Are Elected Governments More Vulnerable to Political Conflict in Divided Societies?; Are Elected Governments Less Able to Promote Economic Growth?; Are Elected Governments Less Able to Promote Socioeconomic Equality?

Conclusions2: Demands for Choice: The Competition between Left and Right; Introduction; The Causes of Ideological Shifts; The Political Consequences of Ideological Changes; Conclusions; 3: Demands for Equality; Introduction; The Social Democratic Conception of Equality; The Evolution of Equality in Social Democratic Policies; Social Democracy and Income Distribution in Hard Times; The Political Consequences of Redistribution; Conclusions; Conclusion: Democracy and the European Union; Summary; European Integration and Democracy: Representation, Choice, and Redistribution

Annex: Political PartiesBibliography; Index of Names; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-182384-8

0-19-108429-8