02603nam 2200601Ia 450 991078995840332120230725032023.01-283-68949-91-84540-421-1(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 governmentLiberty.Democracy321.8Smith Craig778662Miers Tom1582749MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789958403321Democracy and the fall of the West3865354UNINA