The Resource The good state : on the principles of democracy, A.C. Grayling
The good state : on the principles of democracy, A.C. Grayling
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- Summary
- "The foundations upon which our democracies stand are inherently flawed, vulnerable to corrosion from within. What is the remedy? A. C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary - among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and Parliament, imposing fixed terms for MPs, introducing proportional representation and lowering the voting age to 16 (the age at which you can marry, gamble, join the army and must pay taxes if you work) - to ensure the intentions of such a constitution could not be subverted or ignored. As democracies around the world show signs of decay, the issue of what makes a good state, one that is democratic in the fullest sense of the word, could not be more important. To take just one example: by the simplest of measures, neither Britain nor the United States can claim to be truly democratic. The most basic tenet of democracy is that no voice be louder than any other. Yet in our 'first past the post' electoral systems a voter supporting a losing candidate is unrepresented, his or her voice unequal to one supporting a winning candidate, who frequently does not gain a majority of the votes cast. This is just one of a number of problems, all of them showing that democratic reform is a necessity in our contemporary world." --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 239 pages
- Contents
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- What democracy entails
- The purpose of government
- Powers and institutions
- Politics and people
- Governance and constitutionality
- Rights in a democracy
- The subversion of democracy
- Isbn
- 9781786077189
- Label
- The good state : on the principles of democracy
- Title
- The good state
- Title remainder
- on the principles of democracy
- Statement of responsibility
- A.C. Grayling
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The foundations upon which our democracies stand are inherently flawed, vulnerable to corrosion from within. What is the remedy? A. C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary - among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and Parliament, imposing fixed terms for MPs, introducing proportional representation and lowering the voting age to 16 (the age at which you can marry, gamble, join the army and must pay taxes if you work) - to ensure the intentions of such a constitution could not be subverted or ignored. As democracies around the world show signs of decay, the issue of what makes a good state, one that is democratic in the fullest sense of the word, could not be more important. To take just one example: by the simplest of measures, neither Britain nor the United States can claim to be truly democratic. The most basic tenet of democracy is that no voice be louder than any other. Yet in our 'first past the post' electoral systems a voter supporting a losing candidate is unrepresented, his or her voice unequal to one supporting a winning candidate, who frequently does not gain a majority of the votes cast. This is just one of a number of problems, all of them showing that democratic reform is a necessity in our contemporary world." --
- Assigning source
- (Source of summary not specified)
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Grayling, A. C
- Dewey number
- 320.441
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JN900
- LC item number
- .G73 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Great Britain
- Democracy
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Democracy
- Legislative bodies
- Politics and government
- Great Britain
- Label
- The good state : on the principles of democracy, A.C. Grayling
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- Contents
- What democracy entails -- The purpose of government -- Powers and institutions -- Politics and people -- Governance and constitutionality -- Rights in a democracy -- The subversion of democracy
- Control code
- on1114843099
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 239 pages
- Isbn
- 9781786077189
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- Label
- The good state : on the principles of democracy, A.C. Grayling
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- What democracy entails -- The purpose of government -- Powers and institutions -- Politics and people -- Governance and constitutionality -- Rights in a democracy -- The subversion of democracy
- Control code
- on1114843099
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 239 pages
- Isbn
- 9781786077189
- Media category
- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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