The social marketplace for new and used books.

Get started

Learn to sell
Learn to buy
Buy textbooks
Sign up
Buy a giftcard
For the authors

Support

Help
Track a shipment
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Cookies policy

Company

About us
Work with us
Give feedback
Categories

Contact us

Fast delivery with

Safe payments by

Visa
Mastercard
Vipps
Klarna

© 2026 Bookis AS

English

Achieving Democracy

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

Achieving Democracy

By Sidney A. Shapiro, Joseph P. Tomain

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌

About the book

Democracy is the ability to participate freely and equally in the political and economic affairs of the country. Americans have relied on philosophical pragmatism and on the impulse of political progressivism to express those creedal democratic values. Achieving Democracy argues that, in the last 30 years, however, by focusing on free markets and small government, America has since lost its grasp on thesecrucial democratic values. Economically, the vast majority of Americans have been made worse...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9780190233631

Publisher

Oxford University Press Inc

Published year

2015

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Achieving Democracy

Format

Paperback

Shippping and returns

Shipping

Used books are shipped by the seller. Expected delivery after package is sent is 2-4 days.

Returns

Contact the seller after delivery.

Other versions

Achieving Democracy

Achieving Democracy

Hardcover · 2014

Reviews · 0

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

You might also like

Democracy A Very Short Introduction

Democracy A Very Short Introduction

Naomi Zack

Saving Democracy

Saving Democracy

Mark Evans

The Decline and Rise of Democracy

The Decline and Rise of Democracy

David Stasavage

People, power, and profits

People, power, and profits

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Crises of Democracy

Crises of Democracy

Przeworski Adam

Is democracy failing?

Is democracy failing?

Against Democracy

Against Democracy

Jason Brennan

Democracy for Realists

Democracy for Realists

Christopher H. Achen

Undoing the Demos

Undoing the Demos

Wendy (University of California Berkeley) Brown

Om democracy

Om democracy

Robert A

Why Presidents Fail And How They Can Succeed Again

Why Presidents Fail And How They Can Succeed Again

Elaine C. Kamarck

On Democracy

On Democracy

Robert A. Dahl

In Search of Democracy

In Search of Democracy

USA) Diamond Larry (Stanford University

Affluence and Influence

Affluence and Influence

Martin Gilens

Economic politics in the United states

Economic politics in the United states

William R.

Politicising Democracy: The New Local Politics of Democratisation

Politicising Democracy: The New Local Politics of Democratisation

Kristian Stokke,

Making  Democratic Governance Work

Making Democratic Governance Work

Poppa Norris

Patterns of Democracy

Patterns of Democracy

Arend Lijphart

Achieving Democracy Democratization in Theory and Practice

Achieving Democracy Democratization in Theory and Practice

Mary Fran T. Malone

Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited

Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited

Pippa Norris

Beyond Politics. The roots of government failure

Beyond Politics. The roots of government failure

Randy Bobbitt

Democracy in America

Democracy in America

Alexis de Tocqueville

The Conscience of a Liberal

The Conscience of a Liberal

Paul R. Krugman

The Myth of the Rational Voter Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies (New Edition)

The Myth of the Rational Voter Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies (New Edition)

Bryan Caplan

Democracy Without Borders?: Global Challenges to Liberal Democracy

Democracy Without Borders?: Global Challenges to Liberal Democracy

Plattner Marc F.

Conscience of a Liberal

Conscience of a Liberal

Paul Krugman

The concepts & theories of modern democracy

The concepts & theories of modern democracy

Anthony H.

Is Democracy Possible Here?: Principles for a New Political Debate

Is Democracy Possible Here?: Principles for a New Political Debate

Ronald Dworkin

Politics Lost

Politics Lost

Joe Klein

The Making and Unmaking of Democracy Lessons from History and World Politics

The Making and Unmaking of Democracy Lessons from History and World Politics

Theodore K. Rabb

Democracy

Democracy

Anthony Arblastet

Democracy's Values

Democracy's Values

Ian Shapiro

Democratic Justice

Democratic Justice

Ian Shapiro

Self-Rule A Cultural History of American Democracy

Self-Rule A Cultural History of American Democracy

Robert H. Wiebe

Democracy and Its Critics

Democracy and Its Critics

Robert A. Dahl