Books – Larry Patriquin

Books written by Larry Patriquin

Permanent Citizens’ Assemblies:
A New Model for Public Deliberation

Excerpt goes here once available. … More info.Permanent Citizens’ Assemblies:
A New Model for Public Deliberation

Economic Equality and
Direct Democracy in
Ancient Athens

Suggests that ancient Athenian democracy was made possible by the fact that a significant number of farmers had become owners of land, which enabled these economically independent men to demand a role in governing themselves. … More info.Economic Equality and
Direct Democracy in
Ancient Athens

The Ellen Meiksins Wood Reader

Collects in one volume a selection of readings from the works of one of the most important political philosophers of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. … More info.The Ellen Meiksins Wood Reader

Agrarian Capitalism and
Poor Relief in England, 1500-1860:
Rethinking the Origins of the Welfare State

Considers the evolution of “relief” for those living in poverty in England over a period of three-and-a-half centuries, proposing a radical reinterpretation of the origins of the welfare state. … More info.Agrarian Capitalism and
Poor Relief in England, 1500-1860:
Rethinking the Origins of the Welfare State

Inventing Tax Rage:
Misinformation in the National Post

Critiques the claims made for tax cuts in the Canadian newspaper the National Post, arguing in contrast that most citizens receive few net benefits as a result of low levels of taxation. … More info.Inventing Tax Rage:
Misinformation in the National Post