Contents

pp v-vi

List of Contributors

pp vii-viii

1 - Introduction

pp 1-12

PART ONE - SOME PROBLEMS WITH DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND TRENDS IN THEIR EVOLUTION

pp 13-14

2 - Demobilized and Demoralized: Negative Ads and Loosening Bonds

pp 15-29

3 - Turning “Citizens” into “Consumers”: Economic Growth and the Level of Public Discourse

pp 30-43

4 - Economic and Cultural Prerequisites for Democracy

pp 44-67

5 - Civil Society and the Contemporary Social Order

pp 68-90

PART TWO - MORALS IN POLITICS

pp 91-92

6 - When Does Altruism Overcome the Intransitivity of Income Redistribution?

pp 93-100

7 - Democratic Resilience and the Necessity of Virtue

pp 101-122

PART THREE - SOCIAL CAPITAL

pp 123-124

8 - The Optimal Level of Solidarity

pp 125-146

9 - The Bonds of Democratic Politics – An Economic Perspective

pp 147-174

PART FOUR - THE ROLE OF CONSTITUTIONS

pp 175-176

10 - Voting Rules: A Constitutional Quandary

pp 177-197

11 - Citizens' Sovereignty, Constitutional Commitments, and Renegotiation: Original versus Continuing Agreement

pp 198-221

12 - Constitutional Rules and Competitive Politics: Their Effects on Secessionism

pp 222-246

Index

pp 247-262