Description: Further DetailsTitle: Democracy – The God That FailedCondition: NewSubtitle: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural OrderISBN-10: 0765808684EAN: 9780765808684ISBN: 9780765808684Publisher: Transaction PublishersFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/30/2001Description: The core of this book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from monarchy to democracy. Revisionist in nature, it reaches the conclusion that monarchy is a lesser evil than democracy, but outlines deficiencies in both. Its methodology is axiomatic-deductive, allowing the writer to derive economic and sociological theorems, and then apply them to interpret historical events. A compelling chapter on time preference describes the progress of civilization as lowering time preferences as capital structure is built, and explains how the interaction between people can lower time all around, with interesting parallels to the Ricardian Law of Association. By focusing on this transformation, the author is able to interpret many historical phenomena, such as rising levels of crime, degeneration of standards of conduct and morality, and the growth of the mega-state. In underscoring the deficiencies of both monarchy and democracy, the author demonstrates how these systems are both inferior to a natural order based on private-property. Hoppe deconstructs the classical liberal belief in the possibility of limited government and calls for an alignment of conservatism and libertarianism as natural allies with common goals. He defends the proper role of the production of defense as undertaken by insurance companies on a free market, and describes the emergence of private law among competing insurers. Having established a natural order as superior on utilitarian grounds, the author goes on to assess the prospects for achieving a natural order. Informed by his analysis of the deficiencies of social democracy, and armed with the social theory of legitimation, he forsees secession as the likely future of the US and Europe, resulting in a multitude of region and city-states. This book complements the author's previous work defending the ethics of private property and natural order. Democracy - The God that Failed will be of interest to scholars and students of history, political economy, and political philosophy.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 518gAuthor: Hans-Hermann HoppeGenre: Law & PoliticsBook Series: Perspectives on Democratic PracticeTopic: Business & FinanceRelease Year: 2001 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Democracy – The God That Failed
Title: Democracy – The God That Failed
Subtitle: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural Ord
ISBN-10: 0765808684
EAN: 9780765808684
ISBN: 9780765808684
Release Date: 07/30/2001
Release Year: 2001
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Business & Finance
Number of Pages: 220 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Democracy - the God That Failed : The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural Order
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2001
Subject: Political Ideologies / Anarchism, Sociology / General, History & Theory, General, Economics / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
Author: Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6.7 in
Series: Perspectives on Democratic Practice Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
