Anti-Pluralism: The Populist Threat to Liberal Democracy

by William A. Galston

Book Overview

The Great Recession, institutional dysfunction, a growing divide between urban and rural prospects, and failed efforts to effectively address immigration have paved the way for a populist backlash that disrupts the postwar bargain between political elites and citizens. Whether today's populism represents a corrective to unfair and obsolete policies or a threat to liberal democracy itself remains up for debate. Yet this much is clear: these challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300228929
• ISBN13: 9780300228922
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.3"