Fragile Democracy: On the Use and Abuse of Power in Western Societies

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Transaction Publishers - 194 pages
For more than a generation now, there has been a competition between two alternative theories of the nature of power in Western democracies: the pluralist model and the critical or elite model (including Marxism). Etzioni-Halevy develops a third or democratic- elite model, based on historical and comparative perspectives. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
 

Contents

Power in a Democracy Major Theories Reconsidered
1
Power in a Democracy The DemoElite Perspective
19
Elite Power and the Development of Democracy I The Incorporation of Elites
39
Elite Power and the Development of Democracy II The Autonomization of Elites
57
Elite Power and the Contradiction of Democracy
77
Elite Power Manipulation and Corruption
91
Elite Power and Manipulation The Absorption of Protest
113
Elite Power and Corruption Some Case Studies
133
The Prospects for Change
161
References
171
Name Index
185
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