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An inspiring conversation about democracy

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

The Relationship Between Democracy and Material Wellbeing

In Rawls' view there are certain kind of contexts where people should accept for going political liberties for the sake of material resources. So even in the face of material difficulties I think you have to protect the democracy principle, knowing that and protecting it over the long term will actually achieve more sustainable material gains as well. And so part draws a lot on the work of a marcias and his sort of Nobel prize winning economist and philosopher who thought about the relationship between democratic practice and material well being.

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