American Democratic Theory
FAIN: RO-*1617-78
Yale University (New Haven, CT 06510-1703)
Robert Dahl (Project Director: May 1978 to October 1990)
To develop a coherent normative theory of democracy that will respond to conflicts among 3 fundamental assumptions: (a) the procedural claims of democratic decision rules, (b) the claims of basic human rights, and (c) the claims of a private property-market system.