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Democracy and the Limits of Self-Government
The political institutions under which we live today evolved from a rev-
olutionary idea that shook the world in the second part of the eighteenth
century: that a people should govern itself. Nevertheless, if we judge
contemporary democracies by the ideals of self-government, equality,
and liberty, we find that democracy is not what it was dreamt to be.
This book addresses central issues in democratic theory by analyz-
ing the sources of widespread dissatisfaction with democracies around
the world. With attention throughout to historical and cross-national
variations, the focus is on the generic limits of democracy in promot-
ing equality, effective participation, control of governments by citizens,
and liberty. The conclusion is that, although some of this dissatisfaction
occurs for good reason, some is based on an erroneous understanding
of how democracy functions. Hence, although the analysis identifies
the limits of democracy, it also points to directions for feasible reforms.
Adam Przeworski is the Carroll and Milton Petrie Professor of Politics
at New York University. Previously, he was the Martin A. Ryerson
Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. He is the
author of thirteen books and numerous articles. His recent publica-
tions include
Democracy and Development,
co-authored with Michael
R. Alvarez, Jos´ Antonio Cheibub, and Fernando Limongi (2000);
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Democracy and the Rule of Law,
co-edited with Jos´ Mar´a Maravall
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ı
(2003); and
States and Markets
(2003). He is the recipient of the
2001
Woodrow Wilson Prize and the
2010
Johan Skytte Prize.
Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy
General Editor
Adam Przeworski
New York University
Other Books in the Series
Robert Barros,
Constitutionalism and Dictatorship: Pinochet, the Junta,
and the 1980 Constitution
Jon Elster, ed.,
Deliberative Democracy
Jos´ Mar´a Maravall and Adam Przeworski, eds.,
Democracy and the
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ı
Rule of Law
Jos´ Mar´a Maravall and Ignacio Sanchez-Cuenca,
Controlling
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ı
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Governments: Voters, Institutions, and Accountability
Adam Przeworski, Susan Stokes, and Bernard Manin, eds.,
Democracy,
Accountability, and Representation
Adam Przeworski et al.,
Democracy and Development: Political
Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950–1990
Melissa Schwartzberg,
Democracy and Legal Change
Roberto Gargarella,
Constitutionalism in the Americas, 1776–1860

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