Discount Shopping Online :: Books The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, Revised Edition : :

The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, Revised Edition
by: Fareed Zakaria

List Price: $15.95

Amazon.com's Price: $10.85

You Save: $5.10 (32%)
Prices subject to change.

Used Price: $7.18
Third Party New Price: $9.41

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 321
EAN: 9780393331523
ISBN: 0393331520
Label: W. W. Norton
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: October 08, 2007
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Sales Rank: 4906
Studio: W. W. Norton

Related Items:

Editorial Review:

Product Description:
differently.'—Washington Post

A modern classic that uses historical analysis to shed light on the present, The Future of Freedom is, as the Chicago Tribune put it, 'essential reading for anyone worried about the promotion and preservation of liberty.' Hailed by the New York Times as 'brave and ambitious...updated Tocqueville,' it enjoyed extended stays on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller lists and has been translated into eighteen languages. Prescient in laying out the distinction between democracy and liberty, the book now contains a new afterword on the United States's occupation of Iraq.

'Intensely provocative and valuable,' according to BusinessWeek, with an easy command of history, philosophy, and current affairs, The Future of Freedom calls for a restoration of the balance between liberty and democracy and shows how politics and government can be made effective and relevant for our time. This new edition includes a new afterword on America in Iraq.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- The next President needs to hire this man!
Zakaria is a brilliant mind. I was first introduced to him by some of his writings in Newsweek. His one page articles are often insightful and offer readers new perspectives. I didn't like everything about this book but yet I cannot resist giving it a perfect 5 stars. Zakaria offers readers a new model of looking at societies. His book reminded me of Jarred Diamond's "Guns, Germs, and Steel". Both these books tackle the topic of why certain countries and regions are more prosperous. For example, why are governments in Europe and USA so much more effective than those in the Middle East? Unlike Diamond's book, Zakaria acknowledges many factors including luck. His analysis incorporates many disciplines such as history, religion, philosophy and of course geography. Diamond's emphasis was mainly on geography. Zakaria does not pretend that he knows all the answers and most importantly offers readers issues to consider ... Read More

Rating:

- A must-read for Americans. Zakaria reminds us of a critical insight we've collectively forgotten.
Here is a critical (but not flawless) book. In it, Fareed Zakaria reminds Americans of an idea that was obvious and fundamental to the founders of our nation, but is now anathema to most: That Democracy and freedom are not one and the same, and that too much Democracy can quickly become the enemy of freedom.

That probably sounds strange to most Americans, which is why Zakaria wrote this book. We've been raised to believe that Democracy is unquestionably good and that more of it is always better. In reality, that's a pretty new attitude. At the time of this country's founding, Democracy was viewed very skeptically. The Founders knew that left unchecked, the majority could be an even worse tyrant than an individual because it would have the illusion of morality on its side. For that reason, our nation's government was set up as Republic, not a Democracy (think of the Pledge of Allegiance). A Republic ... Read More

Rating:

- This is a must read even though we do not see eye to eye
21 June 2008 - In this remarkable guide to the major challenges, both foreign and domestic, that face America. Zakaria claims too much democratization and decentralization, two notions that are often hailed as universally good, can be disastrous. This argument is not new, as he readily admits. What is new is the contextualization of these problems to the modern world. Zakaria brilliantly analyzes both foreign and domestic policy through the prism of what he calls "Illiberal Democracy." I read this several years after it was written but the analysis is surprisingly proving correct. I love being a libertarian...we must return to our constitutional roots.

Rating:

- Freedom - Economic First? Or Democracy First?
This book is an excellent look at the promotion of democratic and economic reforms abroad. The main question in the book which Zakaria seeks to provide an answer to is whether economic reforms (and market reforms) should come first or democratic and governance reforms should come first over the other.

It is about the sequencing between economic and governance reforms. Which should be liberlized first? Which type of liberlization should the U.S. and international financial institutions promote? Should the U.S. promote economic market reforms in other nations or require nations to first liberalize their governance and institute democracy first. Zakaria argues in favor of economic and market liberalization and states that this has usually come first and then governance liberalization and then the creation of democratic institutions usually follow. He argues this by showing examples.

One of ... Read More

Discount Shopping Online Books and Publications

Books : The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, Revised Edition
Books and Publications Average Rating:

Search the web for info about The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, Revised Edition

Discount Shopping Online Books and Publications

Books : The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, Revised EditionBooks and Publications Average Rating:

Search the web for info about The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, Revised Edition

Books : The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, Revised Edition
Books and Publications Average Rating: