{"product_id":"the-no-nonsense-guide-to-democracy-richard-swift-9781906523305","title":"The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the economic meltdown and the triumph of Barack Obama, have the chances of genuine democracy improved?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this updated edition of \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo-Nonsense Guide to Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Swift explores how democracy has been constricted and deformed by economic power brokers and a self-serving political class from Birmingham to Bangalore. He considers the different tools people in power have used to manipulate democratic principles, such as freedom, to their advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes chapter-length discussions of topics such as the economic meltdown, Barack Obama, eco-democracy, democratizing the economy, and democracy in the global south. It is also a guide to the rich diversity of forms of elected government, and it contains practical ideas for empowering today's voters around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Swift\u003c\/b\u003e was co-editor for the \u003ci\u003eNew Internationalist\u003c\/i\u003e magazine from 1984 to 2007 and lives in Toronto. He has written and broadcast on questions of ecology and democracy for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Swift\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1906523304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781906523305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Internationalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.30w x 0.40d","brand":"Richard Swift","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46292970373375,"sku":"9781906523305","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e38a16c-1982-4e8c-87b0-0263ce3f64eb.jpg?v=1730210704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-no-nonsense-guide-to-democracy-richard-swift-9781906523305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}