Series: Adelphi Papers Reissue HardbackThis title, first published in 1975, contains two complimentary studies by Paul Q. Hirst: the first based on Claude Bernard?s theory of scientific knowledge, and
This book explores the political and legal institutions necessary for a democratic socialism in advanced industrial societies. It argues that a democratic socialist society needs a firm framework of p
At the end of the twentieth century, it becomes ever more clear that Western countries are witnessing the exhaustion of the two great political and economic systems -- democratic capitalism and collec
In this reissued collection of essays, first published in 1985, Paul Q. Hirst assesses the limits of the Marxist theory of history in its various versions. It begins with an extended critical discussi
Associative democracy holds that as many social activities as possible should be devolved to self-governing voluntary associations. Advocates tout it as an alternative to both free-market individualis
