The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy
| Author/creator | Swift, Richard Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford : New Internationalist Publications, Limited Minneapolis : Consortium Book Sales & Distribution [Distributor] |
| Description | 144 p. ill 07.100 x 04.300 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | No-Nonsense Guides |
| Summary | Annotation <div><p>Following the economic meltdown and the triumph of Barack Obama, have the chances of genuine democracy improved?</p><p>In this updated edition of<i>The</i><i>No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy</i>, Richard Swift explores how democracy has been constricted and deformed by economic power brokers and a self-serving political class from Birmingham to Bangalore. He considers the different tools people in power have used to manipulate democratic principles, such as freedom, to their advantage.</p><p>The book includes chapter-length discussions of topics such as the economic meltdown, Barack Obama, eco-democracy, democratizing the economy, and democracy in the global south. It is also a guide to the rich diversity of forms of elected government, and it contains practical ideas for empowering today's voters around the world.</p><p><b>Richard Swift</b>was co-editor for the<i>New Internationalist</i>magazine from 1984 to 2007 and lives in Toronto. He has written and broadcast on questions of ecology and democracy for many years.</p></div> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781906523305 |
| ISBN | 1906523304 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781906523305 |
| Stock number | 00626891 |