The Future of Democracy: A Defence of the Rules of the GameU of Minnesota Press, 1987 - 184 strani Norberto Bobbio is the foremost political theorist in Italy today. Written with verve and passion as well as erudition, this important work will make a major contribution to current debates in social and political theory. It will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics and philosophy, as well as to anyone concerned with the nature and future of democracy. |
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Introduction by Richard Bellamy | 1 |
Preface | 17 |
Representative and Direct Democracy | 43 |
The Constraints of Democracy | 63 |
Democracy and Invisible Power | 79 |
Liberalism Old and New | 98 |
Contract and Contractarianism in the Current Debate | 118 |
The Rule of Men or the Rule of Law? | 138 |
Notes | 157 |
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