Providential Democracy: An Essay on Contemporary Equality

by Dominique Schnapper

Book Overview

Democracy posits the universality of the equality principle: a community of citizens is governed by the principle of the formal equality of all individuals, whatever their real social, cultural, or other inequalities. Democratization, on the other hand, is motivated by the ambition of ensuring the real equality of citizens, and not simply their formal equality. The dynamics of democracy are thus insured by the development of a welfare state that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765803062
• ISBN13: 9780765803061
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"