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Reforming Democracies : Six Facts About Politics That Demand a New Agenda /
Even well-established democracies need reform, and any successful effort to reform democracies must look beyond conventional institutions-elections, political parties, special interests, legislatures and their relations with chief executives-to do so. Expanding a traditional vision of the institutio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Columbia University Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Introduction: Why Do We Need Institutional Reform?
- PART I . THE CONCEPTS
- 1. Rethinking the Institutions of Representative Democracy
- PART II . THE PEOPLE
- 2. Which "People" Are Represented in a Representative Democracy?
- 3. Fact: Quasi-Citizens in the Community Are Represented
- 4. Fact: Quasi-Citizens in Other Jurisdictions Are Represented
- PART III. THE LINKS
- 5. Connecting People and Decision Makers
- 6. Fact: Organizations and Their Alliances Change Rapidly
- 7. Fact: Personal Networks Are Important
- PART IV. THE DECISION MAKERS
- 8. Law- and Policy Making
- 9. Fact: Deliberation Is as Important as Bargaining
- 10. Fact: Decisions Are Made in Multiple Venues
- Conclusion: A Review
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Suggested Readings
- Index