Democratic political theory / J. Roland Pennock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pennock, J. Roland (James Roland), 1906-1995, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (597 pages) : illustrations, charts.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1979.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Professor Pennock launches an encyclopedic study that evaluates and ultimately synthesizes a variety of democratic theories. After defining democracy and examining the basic tensions both within and between liberty and equality, and individualism and collectivism, the author sets forth two typologies of operational democratic theories, one related to power, the other related to motivation. In succeeding chapters, he analyzes a series of problems with which any operating democracy must contend, and then measures-on the basis of empirical work done in this area-the adequacy of the various theories in dealing with these problems.Originally published in 1979.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

CHAPTER I. What Is Democracy?

CHAPTER II. Liberty and Equality: A Democratic Tension

CHAPTER III. Individualism and Collectivism: An Additional Tension

CHAPTER IV. Justificatory Democratic Theory

CHAPTER V. Types of Operational Democratic Theory

CHAPTER VI. Conditions of Democracy

CHAPTER VII. Responsiveness and Responsibility

CHAPTER VIII. Representation

CHAPTER IX. Decision-Making Rules and Machinery: Individualistic Theories

CHAPTER X. Decision-Making Rules and Machinery: Other Theories

CHAPTER XI. Participation

CHAPTER XII. Leadership

CHAPTER XIII. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-691-63070-4

0-691-60089-9

1-4008-6846-7

OCLC:

933516145