The State of Democratic Theory

by Ian Shapiro

Book Overview

What should we expect from democracy, and how likely is it that democracies will live up to those expectations? In The State of Democratic Theory, Ian Shapiro offers a critical assessment of contemporary answers to these questions, lays out his distinctive alternative, and explores its implications for policy and political action.

Some accounts of democracy's purposes focus on aggregating preferences; others deal with collective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691123969
• ISBN13: 9780691123967
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.1"