Periods of disorder in the United States have generally been regarded as evil times which must be terminated as quickly as possible. But in this provocative analysis of our political system, pursuing the argument of his noted study The End of Liberalism, Theodore J. Lowi maintains that political disorder affords new opportunities for effective political action—or that it can, in system of juridical democracy. Professor Lowi presents a convincing case for the workable possibility of juridical democracy—formal democracy, whose main feature is rule of law—as against interest-group democracy, characterized by policy-without-law.
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“This is a book which demands readers and, more important, one which compels the kind of reflection needed if we are to give life to the moribund Republic.” —Carey McWilliams, New York Times Book Review
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780393007497
Publisert
2008-07-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Ww Norton & Co
Vekt
245 gr
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
220

Forfatter

Biographical note

Theodore J. Lowi was John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions at Cornell University. He was elected president of the American Political Science Association in 1990 and was cited as the political scientist who made the most significant contribution to the field during the decade of the 1970s. Among his numerous books are The End of Liberalism and The Pursuit of Justice, on which he collaborated with Robert F. Kennedy.