{"product_id":"what-democracy-is-for-on-freedom-and-moral-government-9780691141169","title":"What Democracy Is for: On Freedom and Moral Government","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative book, Stein Ringen argues that the world's democracies are failing to live up to their ideals--the United States and Great Britain most especially. The core value of democracy, he contends, is freedom, the freedom to live a good life according to one's own choosing. Yet he shows that democracy's freedom is on the decline. Citizens are increasingly distrustful of political systems weighted by money, and they don't participate in political affairs as they once did. Ringen warns of the risks we face if this trend continues, and puts forth an ambitious proposal for democratic reforms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The issues that concern him are ones that should concern us all. They include education, poverty, the social and economic roles of families, the lack of democracy in our economic lives, and the need to rejuvenate municipal democracy. Along the way, Ringen proposes policy solutions aimed at restoring democracy, such as universal vouchers for education, substituting the principle of individual insurance for social-welfare pensions, and rethinking how we measure poverty in rich and poor countries. He calls for the revival of local democracy, a democratically grounded global economy, and the protection of political democracy from the transgressions of economic power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The way to protect democracy is not to cheer it, but to reform it. \u003ci\u003eWhat Democracy Is For\u003c\/i\u003e offers a bold defense of democratic ideals, grounded in real reforms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stein Ringen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691141169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStein Ringen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Oxford. His books include \u003ci\u003eCitizens, Families, and Reform\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Possibility of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40938921033843,"sku":"9.78069E+12","price":66.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_52f409c3-8fb1-4b38-ab06-58d2626e0aea.jpg?v=1693402035","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/what-democracy-is-for-on-freedom-and-moral-government-9780691141169","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}