Democracy: All That Matters

Democracy: All That Matters

by Steven Beller
Democracy: All That Matters

Democracy: All That Matters

by Steven Beller

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Overview

Democracy is in crisis. This is a crisis of growth on the one hand, with the Arab Spring and possible change in Burma and elsewhere, but also a crisis of alienation and stagnation in the more established democracies, in the United States and in Europe, where apathy and the uncontrolled power exerted by financial markets and the wealthy are threatening the core of democratic effectiveness and democratic values. We can no longer take democracy for granted, if we ever could, because it is both more powerful and widespread than it has ever been, and more under threat.


This short book, of about 25,000 words, spells out the basic characteristics of modern-day democracy, its origins, its history, its current practice and problems, and its potential future.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781444178876
Publisher: Mobius
Publication date: 02/14/2014
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Steven Beller is a Visiting Scholar at George Washington University, Washington DC, and a former Research Fellow in History at Peterhouse College, Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why should we care about democracy? / What do we mean by “democracy”? / Where did democracy come from? / How does democracy work? / How democratic are today’s democracies? / Is there a future for democracy? / Conclusion: Why we should care about democracy?
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