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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451529003321

Autore

Bellamy Richard (Richard Paul)

Titolo

Liberalism and pluralism : towards a politics of compromise / / Richard Bellamy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-64376-4

0-203-00732-8

1-280-33509-2

0-203-17095-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

320.51

Soggetti

Liberalism

Cultural pluralism

Compromise (Ethics)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-238) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: the challenge of pluralism; 1 Trading values: Hayek and the dethronement of of politics by markets; 2 Trimming values: Rawls and the constitutional avoidance of politics; 3 Segregating values: Walzer and the communitarian containment of politics; 4 Negotiating values: from consensus to compromise; 5 A negotiating democracy: the political constitution pf a pluralist polity; 6 Trading democracy for markets: the Citizen's Charter and the contracting state; 7 Trimming democracy: the Human Rights Act

8 De-segregating democracy: whose Europe, which community Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Liberalism and Pluralism the author explores the challenges conflicting values, interests and identities pose to liberal democracy. Richard Bellamy illustrates his criticism and proposals by reference to such topical issues as the citizens charter, constitutional reform, the Rushdie affair and the development of the European Union.