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| Democracy: Democracy is a system of government in which the people have the power to choose their leaders and make decisions about how they are governed. It is based on the principles of equality, freedom, and participation._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Friedrich A. von Hayek on Democracy - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 404 Democracy/Friedman: A democratically elected government is (...) not an arbitrator, but always also an expression of the balance of power within society and on the markets. >Markets. It is no coincidence that Hayek has always maintained an ambivalent relationship with democracy and preferred liberal dictators to populist democratic governments.(1) >Dictatorship. Hayek and Friedman served as economic advisors to the military authorities in the 1970s after the coup d'état in Chile. Apparently they saw here an opportunity to realize the liberal market model "from above". >M. Friedman, >Liberalism. 1.Thomas Biebricher, »Demokratie als Problem«, in: Die Zeit 38, 11. September 2014, S. 21. Peter Spahn „Milton Friedman, Kapitalismus und Freiheit“, in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Hayek I Friedrich A. Hayek The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2) Chicago 2007 Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28