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- catalog abstract ""William E. Hudson reflects on seven challenges to the future of American democracy: the separation of powers, radical individualism, citizen participation, trivialized elections, the "privileged position" of business, inequality, and the national security state. The book not only dissects the perils to democracy from these challenges, but also suggests how citizens might overcome them."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12235182.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""William E. Hudson reflects on seven challenges to the future of American democracy: the separation of powers, radical individualism, citizen participation, trivialized elections, the "privileged position" of business, inequality, and the national security state. The book not only dissects the perils to democracy from these challenges, but also suggests how citizens might overcome them."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-298) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Models of Democracy -- Precursors to Modern Democratic Theory -- Protective Democracy -- Developmental Democracy -- Pluralist Democracy -- Participatory Democracy -- The Models Compared -- The First Challenge: Separation of Powers -- The Founders' Work -- The Jeffersonian Model -- The Separation of Powers and Democratic Values -- The Second Challenge: Radical Individualism -- Sources of American Individualism -- American "Habits of the Heart," -- The Flaws of Libertarianism -- Our Pathological Politics of Rights and Interests -- The Third Challenge: Citizen Participation -- Citizen Participation and Democratic Theory -- Citizen Participation in the United States -- Participation as a Challenge to Democracy -- The Fourth Challenge: Trivialized Elections -- Equal Representation -- Deliberation -- Control -- The Fifth Challenge: The "Privileged Position" of Business -- American Politics as Pluralist Heaven -- Business: The "Privileged" Group -- Why Business Privilege Is a Threat to Democracy -- Objections to the Privileged-Position-of-Business Thesis -- The Sixth Challenge: Inequality -- Equality and Democratic Theory -- The End of the American Dream? -- The Persistence of Racial Inequality -- Inequality and Democracy -- The Seventh Challenge: The National Security State -- Secrecy -- Centralization -- Repression -- Distortion -- Conclusion: Seven Steps toward Reform -- Institutional Reform -- Building a Communitarian Movement -- Building Grassroots Movements -- Promoting Democratic Deliberation.".
- catalog extent "xii, 306 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "American democracy in peril.".
- catalog identifier "1889119369".
- catalog isFormatOf "American democracy in peril.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Chatham House Publishers/Seven Bridges Press,".
- catalog relation "American democracy in peril.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "320.473 21".
- catalog subject "Democracy United States.".
- catalog subject "JK31 .H86 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Models of Democracy -- Precursors to Modern Democratic Theory -- Protective Democracy -- Developmental Democracy -- Pluralist Democracy -- Participatory Democracy -- The Models Compared -- The First Challenge: Separation of Powers -- The Founders' Work -- The Jeffersonian Model -- The Separation of Powers and Democratic Values -- The Second Challenge: Radical Individualism -- Sources of American Individualism -- American "Habits of the Heart," -- The Flaws of Libertarianism -- Our Pathological Politics of Rights and Interests -- The Third Challenge: Citizen Participation -- Citizen Participation and Democratic Theory -- Citizen Participation in the United States -- Participation as a Challenge to Democracy -- The Fourth Challenge: Trivialized Elections -- Equal Representation -- Deliberation -- Control -- The Fifth Challenge: The "Privileged Position" of Business -- American Politics as Pluralist Heaven -- Business: The "Privileged" Group -- Why Business Privilege Is a Threat to Democracy -- Objections to the Privileged-Position-of-Business Thesis -- The Sixth Challenge: Inequality -- Equality and Democratic Theory -- The End of the American Dream? -- The Persistence of Racial Inequality -- Inequality and Democracy -- The Seventh Challenge: The National Security State -- Secrecy -- Centralization -- Repression -- Distortion -- Conclusion: Seven Steps toward Reform -- Institutional Reform -- Building a Communitarian Movement -- Building Grassroots Movements -- Promoting Democratic Deliberation.".
- catalog title "American democracy in peril : seven challenges to America's future / William E. Hudson.".
- catalog type "text".