No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy
ISBN-13: 9781906523305
Contributor(s): Richard Swift
Subject: Politics & Government
Publisher Imprint: New Internationalist
Publication Date: 04-03-2010
Format: Paperback
Availability: In stock
£7.99
About the book
Explores how democracy has been constricted and deformed by economic power-brokers and a self-serving political class from Birmingham to Bangalore. Swift considers the different tools people in power have used to manipulate democratic principles, such as freedom, to their advantage. Includes chapter-length discussions of topics such as the economic meltdown, Barack Obama, eco-democracy, democratising the economy and democracy in the global south. It is also a guide to the rich diversity of forms of elected government full of practical advice for voters.