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Beyond Camelot : rethinking politics and law for the modern state /

This book argues that many of the basic concepts that we use to describe and analyze our governmental system are out of date. Developed in large part during the Middle Ages, they fail to confront the administrative character of modern government. These concepts, which include power, discretion, demo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rubin, Edward L., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book argues that many of the basic concepts that we use to describe and analyze our governmental system are out of date. Developed in large part during the Middle Ages, they fail to confront the administrative character of modern government. These concepts, which include power, discretion, democracy, legitimacy, law, rights, and property, bear the indelible imprint of this bygone era's attitudes, and Arthurian fantasies, about governance. As a result, they fail to provide us with the tools we need to understand, critique, and improve the government we actually possess. Beyond Camelot expl.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 471 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-453) and indexes.
ISBN:9781400826629
1400826624
0691133972
9780691133973