TY - JOUR
T1 - Constructing democracy
AU - Sawer, Marian
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The delinking of issues of redistribution from the current wave of democratization is truly remarkable. In the nineteenth century, democracy meant replacing the representation of property by the representation of the people and meant related developments such as taxing for justice. Today the representation of women is regarded as an important index within democracy assessment and democracy assistance. However, issues of redistribution to ensure equal opportunity often drop out of sight. Is the presence of women serving as a democratic alibi for cuts to welfare and a neoliberal emphasis on the rights of property?
AB - The delinking of issues of redistribution from the current wave of democratization is truly remarkable. In the nineteenth century, democracy meant replacing the representation of property by the representation of the people and meant related developments such as taxing for justice. Today the representation of women is regarded as an important index within democracy assessment and democracy assistance. However, issues of redistribution to ensure equal opportunity often drop out of sight. Is the presence of women serving as a democratic alibi for cuts to welfare and a neoliberal emphasis on the rights of property?
KW - Democracy assistance
KW - Democratization
KW - Representation of women
KW - Welfare state
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=11344280617&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1461674032000122722
DO - 10.1080/1461674032000122722
M3 - Review article
SN - 1461-6742
VL - 5
SP - 361
EP - 365
JO - International Feminist Journal of Politics
JF - International Feminist Journal of Politics
IS - 3
ER -