Product Description All over the world, democratic reforms have brought power to the people, but under conditions where the people have little opportunity to think about the power that they exercise. In this book, James Fishkin combines a new theory of democracy with actual practice and shows how an idea that harks back to ancient Athens can be used to revive our modern democra...(展开全部)

It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision-making. The contributors to this volume focus on an alternative mechanism, that is decision by discussion or deliberation. The original contributions include case studies based on historical and current instances of deliberative democracy, normative discussion of the merits of deliberation compa...(展开全部)

"Debating Deliberative Democracy" explores the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting and majority rule in deliberative arrangements. Investigates the nature and value of deliberation, ...(展开全部)

When the State Meets the Street probes the complex moral lives of street-level bureaucrats: the frontline social and welfare workers, police officers, and educators who represent government’s human face to ordinary citizens. Too often dismissed as soulless operators, these workers wield a significant margin of discretion and make decisions that profoundly affect people’s lives....(展开全部)

When the State Meets the Street probes the complex moral lives of street-level bureaucrats: the frontline social and welfare workers, police officers, and educators who represent government’s human face to ordinary citizens. Too often dismissed as soulless operators, these workers wield a significant margin of discretion and make decisions that profoundly affect people’s lives....(展开全部)

Wouldn't it be great to have x-ray vision into other people's personalities - to know what they are thinking, what they care deeply about, their likes and dislikes? With x-ray vision you'd know how best to approach people, how to pique their interest in your ideas, how to strike a bargain, resolve a conflict, or simply help others feel more at ease relating to you. A salespers...(展开全部)

Wouldn't it be great to have x-ray vision into other people's personalities - to know what they are thinking, what they care deeply about, their likes and dislikes? With x-ray vision you'd know how best to approach people, how to pique their interest in your ideas, how to strike a bargain, resolve a conflict, or simply help others feel more at ease relating to you. A salespers...(展开全部)

约翰•邓恩（John Dunn），剑桥大学国王学院荣誉教授，著名政治理论家，现代西方思想史研究领域中声名卓著的剑桥学派代表人物之一，被誉为“他那一代中最具有原创性和重要性的思想家”，其成名研究是洛克政治思想研究。他和同事昆廷•斯金纳、约翰•波科克等人一起，强调要通过详细的历史研究方法，在历史的语境中来阐明和重构政治思想家在从事撰述时真实的政治意图，从而为政治理论的研究开辟了新的局面。著有《民主的历程》、《失去理智的狡诈：对政治的理解》、《约翰•洛克的政治思想》等。

约翰•邓恩（John Dunn），剑桥大学国王学院荣誉教授，著名政治理论家，现代西方思想史研究领域中声名卓著的剑桥学派代表人物之一，被誉为“他那一代中最具有原创性和重要性的思想家”，其成名研究是洛克政治思想研究。他和同事昆廷•斯金纳、约翰•波科克等人一起，强调要通过详细的历史研究方法，在历史的语境中来阐明和重构政治思想家在从事撰述时真实的政治意图，从而为政治理论的研究开辟了新的局面。著有《民主的历程》、《失去理智的狡诈：对政治的理解》、《约翰•洛克的政治思想》等。

从华尔街到白宫，最终“恢复正常”的幻想仍然存在，而且由危险的过时理论所培育。但是，我们所知道的经济世界——以及支配它的规则——已经结束了。未来十年，我们将目睹持续的通货膨胀、一系列主权和企业债务危机，以及大量资本从金融资产流向硬资产。 很少有人做好准备。 劳伦斯·G·麦克唐纳（Lawrence G. McDonald）是经济研究平台“熊市陷阱报告”（The Bear Traps Report）的创始人，在担任雷曼兄弟（Lehman Brothers）副总裁期间，他目睹了雷曼兄弟在倒闭前无视闪烁的警告信号，从而接受了市场风险的真实教育。他的分析使他确定了21个指标，用于衡量经济的健康状况，并发现机会和危险的早期信号。 在《如何倾听市场说话》一书中，McDonald展示了他独特的预测模型，将过去、现在和未来之间令人惊讶的点连接起来，并概述了可操作的交易理...(展开全部)