ARGONAUT BOOKS

Drawing on examples from Ancient Greece through Brexit and using his own award-winning research - on how democracy is more likely to thrive under high inequality, for instance - Oxford professor Ben Ansell explains the cul-de-sac of modern politics - and how we can make it better. Understanding these traps helps us escape or avoid them altogether, in ways small to large, ultimately showing how we can all thrive in an imperfect world. Reviews A meticulous study of how different societies find it so difficult to achieve widely shared goals, like democracy, equality, a decent w...Read More