democracy as a legitimate form of government. Although political rule is morally suspect, social life inevitably and necessarily … minimize rule to the greatest extent possible, which, I argue, democracy does. Democracy can thus be justified on anarchist … grounds. I argue that in minimizing rule, democracy maximizes individual self-government, and political obligation stems from …

democracy and military expenditures. Our results yield two crucial facts. First, social democratic political regimes have a … tendency to spend less on armaments as a share of the national income; compared to social democracy all other political regimes … democracy and military burden. Second, the analysis shows that higher income inequality, regardless of the model specification …