Chapter 1. Is Democracy the Least Bad Political System?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Paperback Edition ix
4. Acknowledgments xxxi
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. Is Democracy the Least Bad Political System? 14
7. Chapter 2. On the Selection of Good Leaders in a Political Meritocracy 63
8. Chapter 3. What’s Wrong with Political Meritocracy 110
9. Chapter 4. Three Models of Democratic Meritocracy 151
10. Concluding Thoughts. Realizing the China Model 179
11. Notes 199
12. Selected Bibliography 283
13. Index 307