Polyarchy: Participation and OppositionYale University Press, 01/10/2008 - 267 من الصفحات "A tightly woven explanation of the conditions under which cultures that do not tolerate political opposition may be transformed into societies that do."—Foreign Affairs "[Dahl's] analysis is lucid, perceptive, and thorough."—Times Literary Supplement Amidst all the emotional uproar about democracy and the widespread talk of revolution comes this clear call to reason—a mind-stretching book that equips the young and the old suddenly to see an ageless problem of society in a new and exciting way. Everything Dahl says can be applied in a fascinating way to the governing of any human enterprise involving more than one person—whether it is a nation-state, a political party, a business firm, or a university. |
المحتوى
| 48 | |
Level of Development | 62 |
Equalities and Inequalities | 81 |
Subcultures Cleavage Patterns and Governmental | 105 |
The Beliefs of Political Activists | 124 |
Foreign Control | 189 |
Summary and Qualifications | 202 |
Some Implications for Strategies | 208 |
Countries Classified According to Eligi | 231 |
B Contemporary Polyarchies circa 1969 | 246 |
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عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
agrarian societies American archy Argentina Belgium Britain centrally dominated social century chances Chile citizens classic liberal coercion competitive oligarchy competitive politics competitive regime conflict constitutional cooperation coun democracy democratic dictatorship economic effective elections electoral elites equality example exist extreme inequalities factors favorable foreign Germany Gini index hegemonic regime highly historical inaugurated inclusive polyarchy income independence India Italy kibbutz leaders legitimacy less level of socioeconomic liberalization major ment military nazism near-polyarchies Netherlands Norway number of countries opposition organizations participation particular party system peasant pluralistic social order policies political activists political beliefs political culture political parties political resources political system poly population problems public contestation relatively representative democracy revolution Russett scale types Seymour Martin Lipset Sidney Verba socioeconomic socioeconomic development Stein Rokkan strata subcultural pluralism suffrage Sweden Switzerland tion transformation United universal suffrage variables vote World Yale University
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الصفحة 2 - ... all full citizens must have unimpaired opportunities: 1. To formulate their preferences 2. To signify their preferences to their fellow citizens and the government by individual and collective action 3. To have their preferences weighted equally in the conduct of the government, that is, weighted with no discrimination because of the content or source of the preference.
الصفحة 77 - Because of its inherent requirements, an advanced economy and its supporting social structures automatically distribute political resources and political skills to a vast variety of individuals, groups, and organizations.
الصفحة 3 - These three opportunities, in turn, are dependent on the following institutional guarantees: 1. Freedom to form and join organizations 2. Freedom of expression 3. Right to vote 4. Eligibility for public office 5. Right of political leaders to compete for support 5a.
الصفحة 163 - Maximize the material, short-run advantage of the nuclear family; assume that all others will do likewise.
الصفحة 72 - I do not believe that there is a country in the world where, in proportion to the population, there are so few uninstructed, and at the same time so few learned, individuals.
الصفحة 166 - Verba's (1965, p. 513) definition, "the political culture of a society consists of the system of empirical beliefs, expressive symbols, and values which defines the situation in which political action takes place," and it thus "provides the subjective orientation to politics.
الصفحة 27 - Richard E. Dawson and James A. Robinson, "Inter-Party Competition, Economic Variables, and Welfare Policies in the American States,
الصفحة 163 - In a society of amoral familists, no one will further the interest of the group or community except as it is to his private advantage to do so.