# Against Political Equality

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{{Short description|2019 non-fiction book by Tongdong Bai}}
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| name              = Against Political Equality<br><small>The Confucian Case</small>
| pub_date          = 24 December 2019
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| isbn              = 9780691195995
| pages             = 344 pp (hardcover)
| media_type        = Print
| publisher         = [Princeton University Press](/source/Princeton_University_Press)
| image             = File:Against_Political_Equality_cover.jpg
| subject           = [Political philosophy](/source/Political_philosophy)
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| author            = Tongdong Bai
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'''''Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case''''' is a 2019 book by [Tongdong Bai](/source/Tongdong_Bai) in which the author advocates a domestic governance that is influenced by [Confucianism](/source/Confucianism), possessing both meritocratic characteristics and democratic elements. Bai argues that [egalitarianism](/source/egalitarianism) and its analogous system of [liberal democracy](/source/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](/source/Financial_Times)'', [Rana Mitter](/source/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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