02636nam 2200613Ia 450 991046151230332120200520144314.01-283-68949-91-84540-421-1(CKB)2670000000161139(EBL)879459(OCoLC)781628802(SSID)ssj0000655237(PQKBManifestationID)11349429(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000655237(PQKBWorkID)10595726(PQKB)11539859(MiAaPQ)EBC879459(Au-PeEL)EBL879459(CaPaEBR)ebr10547275(CaONFJC)MIL400199(EXLCZ)99267000000016113920100828d2011 ky 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDemocracy and the fall of the West[electronic resource] /Craig Smith and Tom MiersExeter, U.K. Imprint Academicc20111 online resource (101 p.)SocietasDescription based upon print version of record.1-84540-215-4 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Copyright Page; Introduction - Illiberal Democracy; Body Matter; 1: The Struggle for Liberty; 2: Warnings from the Past; 3: Democracy and the Abuse of Law; 4: Democracy and the Big State; 5: The Return of Market Liberalism; 6: The Fall of the West; Back Matter; Epilogue - An Idea for the Future; Bibliography; Other Titles Available from Imprint Academic and Andrews UKDemocracy is killing the West. That is the stunning conclusion of this book that tears apart the consensus underpinning modern political assumptions.Democracy is held to solve one of the oldest puzzles of human social life: how do we ensure that our rulers have a legitimate mandate and rule in the interests of the whole community? We are supposedly now guided by institutions whose democratic mandate ensures that they will govern in a benign manner in the interests of all.Democracy & the Fa...SocietasLibertyDemocracyWestern countriesWestern countriesPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Liberty.Democracy321.8Smith Craig778662Miers Tom973065MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461512303321Democracy and the fall of the West2213776UNINA