Liberalism and pluralism : towards a politics of compromise
In Liberalism and Pluralism the author explores the challenges conflicting values, interests and identities pose to liberal democracy. Richard Bellamy illustrates his criticism and proposals by reference to such topical issues as the citizens charter, constitutional reform, the Rushdie affair and the development of the European Union
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Chapter Introduction: the challenge of pluralism
chapter 1 Trading values: Hayek and the dethronement of politics by markets
chapter 2 Trimming values: Rawls and the constitutional avoidance of politics
chapter 3 Segregating values: Walzer and the communitarian containment of politics
chapter 4 Negotiating values: from consensus to compromise
chapter 5 A negotiating democracy: the political constitution of a pluralist polity
chapter 6 Trading democracy for markets: the Citizen's Charter and the contracting state
chapter 7 Trimming democracy: the Human Rights Act
chapter 8 De-segregating democracy: whose Europe, which community?
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