LEADER 03740nam 22006734a 450 001 9910963120103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611722661 010 $a9781281722669 010 $a1281722669 010 $a9780300133745 010 $a030013374X 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300133745 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472069 035 $a(EBL)3419900 035 $a(OCoLC)923588368 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000214649 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11234976 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214649 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10157003 035 $a(PQKB)10265999 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3419900 035 $a(DE-B1597)484866 035 $a(OCoLC)952732055 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300133745 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3419900 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10167950 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172266 035 $a(Perlego)1089296 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472069 100 $a20060315d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOn political equality /$fRobert A. Dahl 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (157 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780300116076 311 08$a0300116071 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [123]-130) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Is political equality a reasonable goal? -- Is political equality achievable? -- A respectable role for emotions -- Political equality, human nature, and society -- Will political inequality increase in the United States? -- Why political inequality may decline. 330 $aRobert A. Dahl, one of the world's most influential and respected political scientists, has spent a lifetime exploring the institutions and practices of democracy in such landmark books as Who Governs?, On Democracy, and How Democratic Is the American Constitution? Here, Dahl looks at the fundamental issue of equality and how and why governments have fallen short of their democratic ideals. At the center of the book is the question of whether the goal of political equality is so far beyond our human limits that it should be abandoned in favor of more attainable ends, or if there are ways to realistically address and reduce inequities. Though complete equality is unattainable, Dahl argues that strides toward that ideal are both desirable and feasible. He shows the remarkable shift in recent centuries toward democracy and political equality the world over. He explores the growth of democratic institutions, the expansion of citizenship, and the various obstacles that stand in the way of gains in political equality. Dahl also looks at the motives, particularly those of emotion and reason, that play such a crucial role in the struggle for equality. In conclusion, Dahl assesses the contemporary political landscape in the United States. He looks at the likelihood of political inequality increasing, and poses one scenario in which Americans grow more unequal in their influence over their government. The counter scenario foresees a cultural shift in which citizens, rejecting what Dahl calls "competitive consumerism," invest time and energy in civic action and work to reduce the inequality that now exists among Americans. 606 $aDemocracy 606 $aEquality 615 0$aDemocracy. 615 0$aEquality. 676 $a323.5 700 $aDahl$b Robert Alan$f1915-$0120901 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963120103321 996 $aOn political equality$94367472 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01527nam 2200373 a 450 001 9910702968103321 005 20230902161814.0 035 $a(CKB)3460000000110555 035 $a(OCoLC)469815869 035 $a(EXLCZ)993460000000110555 100 $a20091125d2009 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||m|||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHerb Allison, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability $ehearing before the Congressional Oversight Panel, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, D.C., June 24, 2009 210 1$aWashington :$cU.S. G.P.O.,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (iii, 49 pages) 225 1 $aS. hrg. ;$v111-96 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed on Nov. 25, 2009). 300 $aPaper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. 517 $aHerb Allison, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability 606 $aBank failures$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aFinancial crises$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 615 0$aBank failures$xGovernment policy 615 0$aFinancial crises$xGovernment policy 701 $aAllison$b Herbert M.$cJr.$g(Herbert Monroe),$f1943-2013.$01411255 801 0$bGPO 801 1$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910702968103321 996 $aHerb Allison, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability$93501999 997 $aUNINA