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The case against democracy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michels, Steven
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2013.
Subjects:
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
Democracy > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The world needs ditch diggers, too: nonrepresentation
  • Come together: tyranny of the majority
  • The trivial pursuit of happiness: materialism and greed
  • Voting is for old people: nonparticipation
  • Culture, clubbed: ignorance and decadence
  • In the flat field: equality over merit
  • Red, white, and blue in tooth and claw: self-interest and faction
  • A bridge to nowhere too far: inefficiency and instability
  • All she wants to do is dance: isolationism or exceptionalism
  • Conclusion: fixing the holes.