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The principles of representative government / Bernard Manin.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Themes in the social sciencesPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997Description: ix, 243 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0521452589
  • 9780521452588
  • 0521458919
  • 9780521458917
Uniform titles:
  • Principes du gouvernment représentatif. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.63 20
LOC classification:
  • JF1051 .M2513 1997
Contents:
Direct democracy and representation: selection of officials in Athens -- The triumph of election -- The principle of distinction -- A democratic aristocracy -- The verdict of the people -- Metamorphoses of representative government.
Content advice: The thesis of this original and provocative book is that representative government should be understood as a combination of democratic and undemocratic elements. Challenging the conventionally held views on the subject, 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. The author identifies the essential features of democratic institutions and reviews the history of their application.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Direct democracy and representation: selection of officials in Athens -- The triumph of election -- The principle of distinction -- A democratic aristocracy -- The verdict of the people -- Metamorphoses of representative government.

The thesis of this original and provocative book is that representative government should be understood as a combination of democratic and undemocratic elements. Challenging the conventionally held views on the subject, 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. The author identifies the essential features of democratic institutions and reviews the history of their application.

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