POLS 110 Study Guide - John Stuart Mill, International Development, Joseph Schumpeter
21 Jun 2013
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Stuart mill: this option is unrealistic and undesirable because mass participation is not a characteristic of modern democratic societies. It is undesirable because the masses tend to be unreasonable and are drawn to make irrational decisions. It was reinforced by the economic theory of democracy. Said that is democracy can be defined as political equality, then the elite theory stretches it to its absolute limits. Direct vs. representative democracy: direct democracy views democracy as a process and a way of life. It is focussed on better informed citizenry and legitimacy. It"s government is limited, meaning its personal freedom, freedom from/to do and freedom from harm: he claims it demonstrates faith in technology over humans, liberal democracy puts the means over the ends. He claims that by doing this, it ignores the search for the good life : liberal democracy causes alienation from too much freedom.
