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100 1 $aRingen, Stein.
245 10 $aNation of devils :$bdemocratic leadership and the problem of obedience /$cStein Ringen.
264 1 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$c[2013]
300 $ax, 250 pages ;$c25 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-240) and index.
505 0 $aThe powerlessness of powerful government -- How to do it well and badly -- How to use power -- How to be a government -- How to give orders -- How to get it right -- How to make officials obey -- How to make citizens obey -- Good government.
520 $aHow does a government get the people to accept its authority? Every government must make unpopular demands on its citizens; the challenge is that power is not enough, the populace must also be willing to be led.
520 $a"Oxford University political theorist Stein Ringen offers a thought-provoking meditation on the art of democratic rule: how does a government persuade the people to accept its authority? Every government must make unpopular demands of its citizens, from levying taxes to enforcing laws and monitoring compliance to regulations. The challenge, Ringen argues, is that power is not enough; the populace must also be willing to be led. Ringen addresses this political conundrum unabashedly, using the United States and Britain as his prime examples, providing sharp opinions and cogent analyses on how the culture of national obedience is created and nurtured. He explores the paths leaders must choose if they wish to govern by authority rather than power, or, as the philosopher Immanuel Kant put it, to 'maintain order in a nation of devils.'"--Publisher's description.
650 0 $aDemocracy$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aDemocracy$zUnited States.
650 0 $aObedience$xPolitical aspects$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aObedience$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
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