Concept information
Preferred term
democracy
Definition
- Democracy refers to that form of government in which the people, either directly or through their representatives, determine the laws. In the 20th century, during a time of a deep ideological divide between authoritarian dictatorships and capitalist democracies, democracy was often associated with liberty and respect for the individual. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism; Democracy]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/democracy
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