Against Political Equality

{{Short description|2019 non-fiction book by Tongdong Bai}} {{Infobox book | name = Against Political Equality<br><small>The Confucian Case</small> | pub_date = 24 December 2019 | preceded_by = | oclc = | congress = | dewey = | isbn = 9780691195995 | pages = 344 pp (hardcover) | media_type = Print | publisher = Princeton University Press | image = File:Against_Political_Equality_cover.jpg | subject = Political philosophy | series = | language = | country = | cover_artist = | illustrator = | author = Tongdong Bai | caption = | followed_by = }}

'''''Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case''''' is a 2019 book by Tongdong Bai in which the author advocates a domestic governance that is influenced by Confucianism, possessing both meritocratic characteristics and democratic elements. Bai argues that egalitarianism and its analogous system of liberal democracy sometimes conflict with good governance and the protection of liberties, and that restriction of democracy is necessary for preservation of liberty.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-26|title=What We Are Reading Today: Against Political Equality by Tongdong Bai|url=https://arab.news/cf7nr|access-date=2020-08-22|website=Arab News|language=en}}</ref>

== Reception == In ''Financial Times'', Rana Mitter billed ''Against Political Equality'' as a "powerful and lively [contribution] to a major debate that has a long way to go."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mitter|first=Rana|date=2020-01-23|title=Do hierarchies lead to a stronger society?|newspaper=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/5eabce22-3c4b-11ea-b84f-a62c46f39bc2|access-date=2020-08-22}}</ref>

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