- Publisher: Between the Lines
- ISBN: 9781897071632
- 2nd edition
- Price: $16.00 CAD
- Publication Date: Mar 2010
- Rights: Canada
- Pages: 144
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Request Exam CopyNo-Nonsense Guide to Democracy, 2nd Edition
Richard Swift
In this updated edition of The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy, Richard Swift explores democracy has been constricted and deformed by economic power-brokers and a self-serving political class from Birmingham to Bangalore. The book includes chapter-length discussions of such as the economic meltdown, Barack Obama, eco-democracy, democratizing the economy, democracy in the global South. It is not only a guide to the rich diversity of forms of elected government but also contains practical ideas for empowering today’s voters around the world.
Contents
1 What is Democracy?
2 Democratic Malaise
3 Weak and Strong Democracy
4 Democratizing the Economy
5 Beyond the Nation-State
6 Democratizing Democracy
7 Democracy and Ecology
8 Strong Democracy in the South
9 Conclusion
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About the Author
Richard Swift was co-editor of the New Internationalist magazine from 1984 to 2007 and is based in Toronto. He has written and broadcast on questions of ecology and democracy for many years.