Introducing Democracy: 80 Questions and Answers

by David Beetham, Kevin Boyle

What is democracy? Why should we value it? What is the relation between democracy and individual rights? Is majority rule always democratic? Why do we have political parties? Are some electoral systems more democratic than others? What is the relation between nationalism and democracy, or democracy and a market economy? How can democracy be maintained and improved? What difference does it make to ordinary people? What is its future?

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1995

Reviews

[Shadin Pranto]

Give some basic answers about democracy.Average writing.

[Qassam G. yousef]

كتاب رائع
على شكل اسئلة واجوبه

اهم ما في الديموقراطيه
هي الرقابه الشعبيه والمساواه السياسيه

كان يجب على الاخوان ان يقرأوه بعنايه
ليتعلموا ان الصندوقراطية ابعد ما تكون عن الديموقراطيه

اكثر الاجوبة التي اعجبتني
تلك المتعلقه باتخاذ القرار بالاغلبيه
"فالديموقراطيه حكم الشعب لا حكم جزء منه على الاخرين،
فالسمه الديموقراطيه الحاسمه هي تشارك الجميع على قدم المساواه في حقوق اتخاذ القرارات، في حين ان اتخاذ القرارات بالاغلبيه هو مجرد وسيلة اجرائية لحل الخلاف بعد استنفاد الوسائل الاخرى [النقاش، التعديلات، الحل الوسط]"

[gopal612]

Excellent Book. The best part is, this book's organization in the form of questions. The author tries to explain the concept Democracy by asking us questions. I read each question, tried to answer it with my understanding of Democracy and then read his answer.