American Valor » Books http://www.americanvalor.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:09:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How can you tell if it’s really Democracy? http://www.americanvalor.org/2008/06/25/how-can-you-tell-if-its-really-democracy/ http://www.americanvalor.org/2008/06/25/how-can-you-tell-if-its-really-democracy/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:11:03 +0000 Chris http://www.americanvalor.org/?p=19 An interesting discussion about Democracy with Michael Mandelbaum about his book Democracy’s Good Name on Charlie Rose – June 24, 2008.

He defines Democracy as needing 3 things:

1. Freedom – self determination, of movement, private property
2. Liberty – rule of law, representation, civil rights, minority rights
3. Social Safety Net – retirement, health care, police protection

He champions the concept that fair capitalism is the first step to building the necessary institutions for a democracy to take hold. Markets that are open and well regulated help build the skills necessary to make a democracy work.

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