Jason Brennan

Against Democracy

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ISBN 13:
9780691162607
author:
Jason Brennan
format:
HardBack
publisher:
Princeton University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2016
Pages:
296
Dimensions:
15.5 x 2.5 x 23.6 cm
Genre:
Society, Politics & Philosophy, Government & Politics, Political Science & Ideology, Jason Brennan,Against Democracy,Princeton University Press,0691162603,Politics: General & Reference,History & Theory,Democracy - Philosophy,Expertise - Political asp
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New
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A provocative challenge to one of our most cherished ideas about government is presented in this book. Jason Brennan argues that democracy's results are not good enough and that citizens have a right to competent government, just as defendants do. He contends that democracy often falls short due to the rule of the ignorant and irrational, and that exercising political power does little good for most people. Brennan presents an alternative system of government, epistocracy, where the knowledgeable rule, and argues that it may be a better option than democracy. This book is essential reading for scholars and students of politics, offering a challenging critique of democracy and its first sustained defense of epistocracy.

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