American Anarchy According to Tocqueville's Democracy in America

Heng-Fu Zou ()

No 732, CEMA Working Papers from China Economics and Management Academy, Central University of Finance and Economics

Abstract: Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America offers a profound analysis of the decentralized, self-organizing nature of American society in the 1830s. While Tocqueville never explicitly labeled this system as "anarchy," his observations describe a societal framework that we may term "American Anarchy." This paper explores how this concept reflects the coexistence of liberty and equality in early American democracy, capturing the dynamic, decentralized, and participatory nature of its political and socialstructure. Tocqueville's work reveals how these principles interacted to create a unique and enduring model of governance.

Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2025-01-06
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