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Reforming democracies : six facts about politics that demand a new agenda /
Expanding our common understanding of the institutions of representative democracy, Douglas A. Chalmers examines six crucial aspects of political practice that are not included in the usual understanding of democratic institutions. They concern who the people are, how law and policy is made, and how...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2013.
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| Colección: | University seminars/Leonard Hastings Schoff memorial lectures.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Rethinking the institutions of representative democracy
- Which people are represented in a representative democracy?
- Fact: quasi-citizens in the community are represented
- Fact: quasi-citizens in other jurisdictions are represented
- Connecting people and decision makers
- Fact: organizations and their alliances change rapidly
- Fact: personal networks are important
- Law- and policy making
- Fact: deliberation is as important as bargaining
- Fact: decisions are made in multiple venues.