Liberalism and the Limits of Power (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403971036)

This book provides the first critical assessment of important recent developments in Anglo-American liberal theorizing about limited government. Following a comparative study of canonical liberal philosophers Hayek and Rawls, the book reveals a new direction for conceptualizing limited government in the twenty-first century, highlighting the central role that democratic politics - rather than philosophical principles - should play in determining the uses and limits of state power in a liberal regime. Williams draws on recent scholarship in the field of democratic theory and cultural studies in arguing for a shift in the ways liberals approach the study of politics.

Author: J. Williams
ISBN-10: 140397103X
ISBN-13: 9781403971036
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 12/13/2005
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.46w x 0.63d