The People's Government: An Introduction to Democracy

by Del Dickson

The People's Government is premised on the idea that democracy is based on two fundamental rights: freedom and liberty. Many believe these rights are synonymous, but they are actually complementary opposites. Liberty is the right to be left alone, while freedom is the right to participate in a political community. How people view democracy depends on which of these two rights they think is more important. Liberal democrats place a higher value on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107043875
• ISBN13: 9781107043879
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"