A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries Bardhan Pranab
A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries Bardhan Pranab An ambitious account of the corrosion of liberal democracy in rich and poor countries alike, arguing that…
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A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries Bardhan Pranab
An ambitious account of the corrosion of liberal democracy in rich and poor countries alike, arguing that antidemocratic sentiment reflects fear of material and cultural loss, not a critique of liberalism's failure to deliver equality, and suggesting possible ways out.The retreat of liberal democracy in the twenty-first century has been impossible to ignore. Critics of inequality argue that this is a predictable response to failures of capitalism and liberalism, but Pranab Bardhan, a development economist, sees things differently. From Wisconsin to Warsaw, Budapest to Bangalore, the public is turning against pluralism and liberal institutions and instead professing unapologetic nationalism and majoritarianism.
The problem is not inequality but insecurity--financial and cultural.Bardhan notes that antidemocratic movements have taken root globally in a wide range of