Title:
What democracy is for : on freedom and moral government / Stein Ringen.
Main Entry:
Ringen, Stein.
Publisher:
Princeton University Press,
Publication Date:
c2007.
Publication Place:
Princeton :
ISBN:
9780691129846 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691129843 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject:
Democracy.
Political ethics.
Social justice.
Corporate power.
Business and politics.
Globalization.
Contents:
How good are the good democracies? -- Is economic democracy available? -- What should the welfare states do? -- Can we eradicate poverty? -- What do families do? -- Where does freedom come from? -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: The truth about class inequality -- Appendix B: How good is the kindest democracy? -- Appendix C: What does a good press look like? -- Appendix D: The flat tax issue -- Appendix E: The basic-minimum-income issue -- Appendix F: The index problem -- Appendix G: Social anchorage.
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