Against Politics, De Jasay, Anthony

Автор: Brennan Jason
Название: Against Democracy
ISBN: 0691178496 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691178493
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A bracingly provocative challenge to one of our most cherished ideas and institutions

Most people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They believe people have the right to an equal share of political power. And they believe that political participation is good for us--it empowers us, helps us get what we want, and tends to make us smarter, more virtuous, and more caring for one another. These are some of our most cherished ideas about democracy. But Jason Brennan says they are all wrong.

In this trenchant book, Brennan argues that democracy should be judged by its results--and the results are not good enough. Just as defendants have a right to a fair trial, citizens have a right to competent government. But democracy is the rule of the ignorant and the irrational, and it all too often falls short. Furthermore, no one has a fundamental right to any share of political power, and exercising political power does most of us little good. On the contrary, a wide range of social science research shows that political participation and democratic deliberation actually tend to make people worse--more irrational, biased, and mean. Given this grim picture, Brennan argues that a new system of government--epistocracy, the rule of the knowledgeable--may be better than democracy, and that it's time to experiment and find out.

A challenging critique of democracy and the first sustained defense of the rule of the knowledgeable, Against Democracy is essential reading for scholars and students of politics across the disciplines.

Featuring a new preface that situates the book within the current political climate and discusses other alternatives beyond epistocracy, Against Democracy is a challenging critique of democracy and the first sustained defense of the rule of the knowledgeable.

Автор: George, Cherian
Название: Red Lines
ISBN: 026254301X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262543019
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: In The Rise and Fall of the Age of Psychopharmacology, esteemed historian Edward Shorter proposes that the recent history of psychiatry is that of a failed scientific discipline of medicine. Medicine generally is about the story of progress, but psychiatry`s story is that of failure in diagnosis, in therapeutics, and in the ability to deliver science-based care to suffering individuals.

Автор: Esping-andersen, Gosta
Название: Politics against markets
ISBN: 0691654182 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691654188
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This comparative analysis of Scandinavian social democracies argues that the fate of socialist parties is decided, to a significant degree, by their own policies and reforms_not solely by the changes in social structure emphasized in previous studies. Combining quantitative analysis and historical case studies to demonstrate the electoral effects of party policy, Gosta Esping-Andersen formulates a theory that is applicable not only to Scandinavia but to Western Europe as a whole. In addition, he explains why the support basis of social democracy has deteriorated so much more in Denmark than in Sweden and Norway.

Originally published in 1985.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Автор: Marysia Zalewski, Paula Drumond, Elisabeth Prugl,
Название: Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in Global Politics
ISBN: 1138209902 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138209909
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This book offers fresh analysis on the incidences of sexual violence against men using both new and existing data, and pays close attention to some of the controversial debates in the context of sexual violence against men, re-visiting and asking new questions about the vexed issue of masculinities and related theories of gender hierarchy.

Автор: Hall William, McDonnell Anthony, O`Neill Jim
Название: Superbugs: An Arms Race Against Bacteria
ISBN: 0674975987 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674975989
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Antibiotics are powerful drugs that can prevent and treat infections, but they are becoming less effective as a result of drug resistance. Resistance develops because the bacteria that antibiotics target can evolve ways to defend themselves against these drugs. When antibiotics fail, there is very little else to prevent an infection from spreading.

Unnecessary use of antibiotics in both humans and animals accelerates the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria, with potentially catastrophic personal and global consequences. Our best defenses against infectious disease could cease to work, surgical procedures would become deadly, and we might return to a world where even small cuts are life-threatening. The problem of drug resistance already kills over one million people across the world every year and has huge economic costs. Without action, this problem will become significantly worse.

Following from their work on the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, and Jim O'Neill outline the major systematic failures that have led to this growing crisis. They also provide a set of solutions to tackle these global issues that governments, industry, and public health specialists can adopt. In addition to personal behavioral modifications, such as better hand-washing regimens, Superbugs argues for mounting an offense against this threat through agricultural policy changes, an industrial research stimulus, and other broad-scale economic and social incentives.

Автор: Reto Hilty; Frauke Henning-Bodewig
Название: Law Against Unfair Competition
ISBN: 3642090966 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642090967
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This book examines the present state of harmonization of unfair competition law in Europe. It discusses the particular approach to unfair competition law in the 10 new Member States and the possible impact on the future development of European unfair competition law.

Автор: M. Alinia
Название: Honor and Violence against Women in Iraqi Kurdistan
ISBN: 1349474371 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349474370
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Описание: This book examines violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan, taking an intersectional perspective. It reveals the links between destructive, state-sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression.

Автор: K. Good
Название: The Liberal Model and Africa
ISBN: 1349418900 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349418909
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Описание: By interrogating contemporary democratic regimes, in the United States, and in Botswana and South Africa, the severe limitations and constraints inherent in liberal democracy are highlighted.

Автор: Ha-Joon Chang; Peter Nolan
Название: The Transformation of the Communist Economies
ISBN: 1349239186 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349239184
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Описание: This book represents the first systematic attempt to try to explain the dramatic contrast in outcome between reforming countries that have pursued comprehensive system reform and those that have pursued cautious, experimental strategies.

Автор: H Gordon Skilling
Название: T. G. Masaryk: Against the Current, 1882–1914
ISBN: 1349133949 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349133949
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Описание: Introduction - Academic Iconoclast - Champion of Democracy - Political Dissenter - Leader of an Independent Party - Friend of the Slovaks - Foe of Anti-semitism - Religious Heretic - Defender of Women's Rights - Arch Critic of Austro-Hungarian Foreign Policy - Advocate of Czech Independence - Index

Автор: A. Jalata
Название: Fighting Against the Injustice of the State and Globalization
ISBN: 0312239726 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780312239725
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Описание: This work examines, compares, and contrasts the African American and Oromo movements by locating them in the global context, and by showing how life chances changed for the two peoples and their descendants as the modern world system became more complex and developed.

Автор: Lowell H. Schwartz
Название: Political Warfare against the Kremlin
ISBN: 1349306665 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349306664
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Описание: Political Warfare against the Kremlin provides a comparative study and holistic review of American and British propaganda policy toward the Soviet Union during the first fifteen years of the Cold War, ranging from the role senior policymakers played in setting propaganda policy to the West`s radio broadcasts to the Soviet Union.