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The New England town meeting : democracy in action /
This work explores the town meeting form of government. It provides a conception of town meeting democracy, positing that it is a de facto representative legislative body with three safety valves - access to all voters, the ability to add articles and call meetings, and the protest referendum.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Law Making by Assembled Citizens; 2 Genesis of the Town Meeting; 3 The Massachusetts Open Town Meeting; 4 The New Hampshire Open Town Meeting; 5 The Vermont Open Town Meeting; 6 The Maine Open Town Meeting; 7 The Connecticut Open Town Meeting; 8 The Rhode Island Financial Town Meeting; 9 The Representative Town Meeting; 10 Democratic Law Making; Appendix I: Marshfield, Massachusetts, Town Meeting Rules and Definitions; Appendix II: Stoneham, Massachusetts, Town Government Organization; Appendix III Fitzwilliam New Hampshire Town Warrant 1997.