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Galston, William A. (William Arthur), 1946- author.
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| Publication |
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
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| Copyright date |
©2018 |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 158 pages) |
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text file |
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eBOOK |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The Great Recession, institutional dysfunction, a growing divide between urban and rural prospects, and failed efforts to effectively address immigration have paved the way for a populist backlash that disrupts the postwar bargain between political elites and citizens. Whether today's populism represents a corrective to unfair and obsolete policies or a threat to liberal democracy itself remains up for debate. Yet this much is clear: these challenges indict the triumphalism that accompanied liberal democratic consolidation after the collapse of the Soviet Union. To respond to today's crisis, good leaders must strive for inclusive economic growth while addressing fraught social and cultural issues, including demographic anxiety, with frank attention. Although reforms may stem the populist tide, liberal democratic life will always leave some citizens unsatisfied. This is a permanent source of vulnerability, but liberal democracy will endure so long as citizens believe it is worth fighting for. |
| Contents |
Foreword by James Davison Hunter and John M. Owen IV; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION Challenges to Liberal Democracy; ONE Democratic Erosion and Political Convergence; TWO Liberal Democracy in Theory; THREE The Populist Challenge; FOUR The European Project and Its Enemies (with Clara J. Hendrickson); FIVE Is Democracy at Risk in the United States?; SIX Liberal Democracy in America What Is to Be Done?; SEVEN Democratic Leadership; EIGHT The Incompleteness of Liberal Democracy; Notes; Index. |
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Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Subject |
Democracy -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.
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Politics, Practical -- United States.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference.
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HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
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Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Politics, Practical. (OCoLC)fst01069977
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
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Since 2017 |
| Addl. Author |
OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
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| ISBN |
9780300235319 (electronic bk.) |
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0300235313 (electronic bk.) |
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