UID:
almafu_9959245957602883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 243 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-139-88200-7
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1-107-38500-8
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0-511-95976-1
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1-107-38376-5
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1-306-14825-1
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1-107-39499-6
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1-4619-4910-6
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1-107-39020-6
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1-107-39862-2
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0-511-65993-8
Series Statement:
Themes in the social sciences
Uniform Title:
Principes du gouvernment représentatif.
Content:
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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Direct democracy and representation: selection of officials in Athens; 2 The triumph of election; Lot and election in the republican tradition: the lessons of history; The political theory of election and lot in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; The triumph of election: consenting to power rather than holding office; 3 The principle of distinction; England; France; The United States; 4 A democratic aristocracy; The aristocratic character of election: a pure theory
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The two faces of election: the benefits of ambiguity; Election and the principles of modern natural right; 5 The verdict of the people; Partial independence of representatives; Freedom of public opinion; The repeated character of elections; Trial by discussion; 6 Metamorphoses of representative government; Parliamentarianism; Party democracy; ""Audience"" democracy; Conclusion; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-45891-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-45258-9
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511659935
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