Direct Legislation by the People Versus Representative Government
Title | Direct Legislation by the People Versus Representative Government PDF eBook |
Author | Karl Bürkli |
Publisher | |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 1870 |
Genre | Referendum |
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Direct Legislation by the People
Title | Direct Legislation by the People PDF eBook |
Author | Nathan Cree |
Publisher | |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | Referendum |
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Direct Legislation by the People, Versus Representative Government
Title | Direct Legislation by the People, Versus Representative Government PDF eBook |
Author | Karl Bürkli |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1869 |
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Direct Democracy
Title | Direct Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas E. Cronin |
Publisher | iUniverse |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
The Failure of Representative Government and the Solution
Title | The Failure of Representative Government and the Solution PDF eBook |
Author | Senator Mike Gravel |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 115 |
Release | |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1728339308 |
The universal form of governance where citizens vote to empower their elected officials to represent their interests is simply representative government –– not a democracy where people would rule directly. Accepting this definitional distinction improves our understanding that bringing the people into the operations of government as deliberative lawmakers –– deliberative direct democracy –– is the answer to dysfunctional representative government. However, empowering the people as deliberative lawmakers is anathema to the selfish interests of elites whose power to control society would be greatly diminished. Consequently, we stay mired in systems of government that do not work.
The Principles of Representative Government
Title | The Principles of Representative Government PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Manin |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1997-02-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780521458917 |
The thesis of this original and provocative book is that representative government should be understood as a combination of democratic and undemocratic, aristocratic elements. Professor Manin challenges the conventional view that representative democracy is no more than an indirect form of government by the people, in which citizens elect representatives only because they cannot assemble and govern in person. The argument is developed by examining the historical moments when the present institutional arrangements were chosen from among the then available alternatives. Professor Manin reminds us that while today representative institutions and democracy appear as virtually indistinguishable, when representative government was first established in Europe and America, it was designed in opposition to democracy proper. Drawing on the procedures used in earlier republican systems, from classical Athens to Renaissance Florence, in order to highlight the alternatives that were forsaken, Manin brings to the fore the generally overlooked results of representative mechanisms. These include the elitist aspect of elections and the non-binding character of campaign promises.
Direct Legislation by the People
Title | Direct Legislation by the People PDF eBook |
Author | Moritz Rittinghausen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 1897 |
Genre | Referendum |
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