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The Democratic Perspective

Political and Social Philosophy

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. Jan Srzednicki

    1. The University of Melbourne, Australia

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 1-9

  3. The Convergence of Interests

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. The Nature of the Social Bond

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 13-28

    3. The General Will Leitmotiff

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 29-76

  4. Public Good and Public Demand

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Bias, Descriptive and Other

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 79-97

    3. The Opacity of Results

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 99-126

    4. The Opacity of Satisfaction Prognosis — Needs

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 127-179

    5. The Opacity of Satisfaction Prognosis-Perspectives

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 181-245

    6. The Opacity of Satisfaction Prognosis — Demands

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 247-283

  5. Procedural Proposals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-285
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    2. Constitutionalism

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 287-305

    3. Sequentialism

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 307-337

    4. Pluralism

      • Jan Srzednicki
      Pages 339-368

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 369-376
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Section 1 One of the big problems facing us is the need to plan for the betterment and improvement of society. In any status quo there are many unsatisfactory moments and experience shows that with changing conditions, even those elements of our communal structure that work well will often get out of step and become a problem. We need then to introduce devices both to alleviate present troubles and, if possible, to anticipate future ones. On the whole, it might appear to the untutored eye that the matter is relatively simple. For instance, if we keep increasing prices of commodities without increasing incomes, and especially if we allow inflation to proceed unfettered as well, the situation will certainly deteriorate. What we need to

Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of Melbourne, Australia

    Jan Srzednicki

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Democratic Perspective

  • Book Subtitle: Political and Social Philosophy

  • Authors: Jan Srzednicki

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3671-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1988

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3598-3Published: 30 November 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8143-6Published: 01 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3671-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 376

  • Topics: Political Philosophy, Philosophy, general, Political Science

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