Nation of devils democracy and the problem of obedience
Here, Stein Ringen offers a thought-provoking meditation on the art of democratic rule. How does a government persuade the people to accept its authority? Every government must make unpopular demands of its citizens, from levying taxes to enforcing laws and monitoring compliance to regulations. The...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale UniversityPress
[2013]
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b33910923*spi |
Sumario: | Here, Stein Ringen offers a thought-provoking meditation on the art of democratic rule. How does a government persuade the people to accept its authority? Every government must make unpopular demands of its citizens, from levying taxes to enforcing laws and monitoring compliance to regulations. The challenge, Ringen argues, is that power is not enough; the populace must also be willing to be led. |
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Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
ISBN: | 9780300199017 |