The rise of the unelected : democracy and the new separation of powers /
Unelected bodies, such as independent central banks, economic regulators, risk managers and auditors have become a worldwide phenomenon. Democracies are increasingly turning to them to demarcate boundaries between the market and the state, to resolve conflicts of interest and to allocate resources,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The world of the unelected
- The driving forces
- The advantages of the new separation of powers
- The challenge to conventional democratic theory
- Adapting traditional approaches
- The new separation of powers and the advent of the informed citizen
- Informed citizens and the changing role of traditional institutions
- The legitimacy of the new branch
- The new separation of powers and the European Union
- International institutions : blurring the boundaries
- Conclusions : the accountability of the new branch.