Liberalism and the Limits of Power

Liberalism and the Limits of Power
ISBN-10
1403978670
ISBN-13
9781403978677
Category
Political Science
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2005-11-26
Publisher
Springer
Author
J. Williams

Description

This book provides the first critical assessment of important recent developments in Anglo-American liberal theorizing about limited government. Following a comparative study of canonical liberal philosophers Hayek and Rawls, the book reveals a new direction for conceptualizing limited government in the twenty-first century, highlighting the central role that democratic politics - rather than philosophical principles - should play in determining the uses and limits of state power in a liberal regime. Williams draws on recent scholarship in the field of democratic theory and cultural studies in arguing for a shift in the ways liberals approach the study of politics.

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