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    Schumpeter on Democracy

    Schumpeter on Democracy

    FromTalking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS

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    Schumpeter on Democracy

    FromTalking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS

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    Length:
    48 minutes
    Released:
    Mar 23, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Joseph Schumpeter’s Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (1942) contains a famous, and minimal, definition of democracy as the competition between political elites to sell themselves to the electorate. Schumpeter wanted to debunk more elevated ideas of the common good and the popular will. Why then has his theory proved so influential for people who want to rescue democracy as much as those who want to diminish it?Recommended version to buyGoing Deeper:Ian Shapiro, The State of Democratic Theory (2006)Thomas K. McCraw, Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative Destruction (2007)Jill Lepore, ‘The Disruption Machine, New Yorker (2014)(Audio): Creative Destruction, BBC Radio 4 Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Released:
    Mar 23, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (27)

    A new series of talks by David Runciman, in which he explores some of the most important thinkers and prominent ideas lying behind modern politics – from Hobbes to Gandhi, from democracy to patriarchy, from revolution to lock down. Plus, he talks about the crises – revolutions, wars, depressions, pandemics – that generated these new ways of political thinking. From the team that brought you Talking Politics: a history of ideas to help make sense of what’s happening today. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.