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Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them

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Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them - Ansell, Ben
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Brought to you by Penguin. Why do the revolving doors of power always leave us disappointed? In Why Politics Fails, award-winning Oxford professor Ben Ansell shows that it's not the politicians that are the problem, it's that our collective goals result in five political 'traps'. Democracy: we all want a say in how we're governed, but it's impossible to have any true 'will of the people'. Equality: we want to be treated equally, but equal rights and equal outcomes undermine each other. Solidarity: we want a safety net when ...

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Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them 2023, Penguin Books Ltd, London

ISBN-13: 9780241992753

Mass-market paperback

Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them 2023, Viking, London

ISBN-13: 9780241517635

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Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them 2023, Viking, London

ISBN-13: 9780241517628

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