Chapter 17 Democracy and Inequality

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the Veritas paperback Edition vii
4. Note on the Text xiv
5. Introduction to the Veritas Paperback Edition xv
6. CHAPTER 1 Do We Really Need a Guide? 1
7. Part I The Beginning
8. CHAPTER 2 Where and How Did Democracy Develop? 7
9. CHAPTER 3 What Lies Ahead? 26
10. Part II Ideal Democracy
11. CHAPTER 4 What Is Democracy? 35
12. CHAPTER 5 Why Democracy? 44
13. CHAPTER 6 Why Political Equality I? 62
14. CHAPTER 7 Why Political Equality II? 69
15. Part III Actual Democracy
16. CHAPTER 8 What Political Institutions Does Large-Scale Democracy Require? 83
17. CHAPTER 9 Varieties I 100
18. CHAPTER 10 Varieties II 119
19. CHAPTER 11 Varieties III 130
20. Part IV Conditions Favorable and Unfavorable
21. CHAPTER 12 What Underlying Conditions Favor Democracy? 145
22. CHAPTER 13 Why Market-Capitalism Favors Democracy 166
23. CHAPTER 14 Why Market-Capitalism Harms Democracy 173
24. CHAPTER 15 The Unfinished Journey 180
25. Part V After On Democracy
26. Chapter 16 Continuing the Journey? 191
27. Chapter 17 Democracy and Inequality 200
28. APPENDIX A On Electoral Systems 209
29. APPENDIX B Political Accommodation in Culturally or Ethnically Divided Countries 212
30. APPENDIX C On Counting Democratic Countries 216
31. Appendix D On Counting Democratic Countries II 220
32. Notes 235
33. Further Reading 245
34. Acknowledgments 251
35. Index 253