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Masao Maruyama, a precursor of qualified democracies, working at his desk surrounded by books and papers. Maruyama was a prominent Japanese political theorist who advocated for a deeper and more substantive approach to democracy.
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Qualified Democracies: Everlasting Multi-Dimensional Innovation
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