Representative democracy is the most common model of government in all developed countries. It is not possible to talk about "representation " in democracy without having introduced the concept of liberal democracy. John Locke and Thomas Hobbes can be considered the fathers of the liberal doctrine....
According to Milner, Political economy can be defined as a "culturalist sense of the antithesis between culture and utilitarian capitalist civilisation [combined with] a utilitarian sense of the importance of material interest" (Milner, 1991: 40). ... So, while it can be said that Cunningham and Flew are significantly influenced by Marxism, shown previously by the political economy concept, they are primarily discussing modern issues from an enlightened perspective, shown by their reference to reason, freedom, power struggle, individualism and political economy. ...
