In the Name of the People: Pseudo-Democracy and the Spoiling of Our World

Are our 'democracies' truly democratic? In the Name of the People examines the myth of modern democracy and finds it wanting. The various oligarchies of the world blame the madness of modern life on the greed and stupidity of ordinary people: this book argues that, on the contrary, elites indulge a limitless greed for power and wealth under cover of 'giving the people what they want'. As a coda to his short book, Ivo Mosley examines what true democracy has meant over the last two and a half millennia, and examines how it could be incorporated into current political structures to give them meaning, life and accountability.

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In the Name of the People: Pseudo-Democracy and the Spoiling of Our World

Are our 'democracies' truly democratic? In the Name of the People examines the myth of modern democracy and finds it wanting. The various oligarchies of the world blame the madness of modern life on the greed and stupidity of ordinary people: this book argues that, on the contrary, elites indulge a limitless greed for power and wealth under cover of 'giving the people what they want'. As a coda to his short book, Ivo Mosley examines what true democracy has meant over the last two and a half millennia, and examines how it could be incorporated into current political structures to give them meaning, life and accountability.

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In the Name of the People: Pseudo-Democracy and the Spoiling of Our World

In the Name of the People: Pseudo-Democracy and the Spoiling of Our World

by Ivo Mosley
In the Name of the People: Pseudo-Democracy and the Spoiling of Our World

In the Name of the People: Pseudo-Democracy and the Spoiling of Our World

by Ivo Mosley

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Are our 'democracies' truly democratic? In the Name of the People examines the myth of modern democracy and finds it wanting. The various oligarchies of the world blame the madness of modern life on the greed and stupidity of ordinary people: this book argues that, on the contrary, elites indulge a limitless greed for power and wealth under cover of 'giving the people what they want'. As a coda to his short book, Ivo Mosley examines what true democracy has meant over the last two and a half millennia, and examines how it could be incorporated into current political structures to give them meaning, life and accountability.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781845402624
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Publication date: 10/28/2012
Pages: 171
Product dimensions: 5.39(w) x 8.22(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Ivo Mosley writes on politics and culture for many journals and newspapers, both mainstream and academic. Previous books (which include Dumbing Down and Democracy, Fascism and the New World Order , both for Imprint Academic) have been acclaimed 'book of the year' ( Spectator ), ‘entirely fascinating’ ( The Week ), ‘a book for our time’ ( Telegraph ); ‘At last! A guide to the moronic inferno!’ ( PN Review ) and ‘If there is any hope at all, it lies in the existence of books like this!’ ( Daily Mail ).

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Is 'democracy' really democracy? 3

2 'Representative democracy': Establishing the illusion 15

3 Representative government as a home-grown product 29

4 Case study: How debt came to rule the world 46

5 Representative government II: The export model 95

6 The oligarchy today: Corporations and governments 107

7 Democracy and good government 128

Bibliography 157

Index 167

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