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Direct Democracy and Minority Rights : a Critical Assessment of the Tyranny of the Majority in the American States.
This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy-institutions like the ballot initiative and the referendum-endangers the rights of minorities and perpetuates a tyranny of the majority. While advocates of direct democracy advocate that these institutions protect citizens from corrupt lawmak...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Colección: | Controversies in electoral democracy and representation.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Direct Democracy Institutions and the Threat of Tyranny; 2 Direct Democracy and the Diffusion of Anti-Minority Policies; 3 A Representational Filter? The Passage of Anti-Minority Policy Proposals; 4 The Flip Side: Direct Democracy and Pro-Minority Policies; 5 Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index. | |
| 520 | |a This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy-institutions like the ballot initiative and the referendum-endangers the rights of minorities and perpetuates a tyranny of the majority. While advocates of direct democracy advocate that these institutions protect citizens from corrupt lawmakers beholden to special interests, Daniel Lewis's thorough investigation shows how such mass participation exposes minority groups to negative policy outcomes favored by only a slim majority of voters. Some would argue that greater democratic responsiveness is a positive outcome, but without the. | ||
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