{"product_id":"athenian-option-anthony-barnett-9781845401399","title":"Athenian Option: Radical Reform for the House of Lords","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore New Labour came to power and when even the prospect of reform of Britain's House of Lords was regarded with scepticism, Anthony Barnett and Peter Carty developed the idea of selecting part of a new upper house by lot: creating a jury or juries, that are representative of the population as a whole while being selected at random, to assess legislation. This new edition of the original proposal includes an account of the reception of the idea, their evidence before the Commission on the Lords established by Tony Blair, and a response to the great advances in citizen-based deliberation that have taken place since the mid-1990s. It concludes with a new appeal to adopt their approach as efforts to reform the Lords continue. Anthony Barnett was the first director of Charter 88 and is the founder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Barnett, Peter Carty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845401395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845401399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Imprint Academic (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.44w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 174","brand":"Anthony Barnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962466586879,"sku":"9781845401399","price":17.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd1e4c0e-5e11-470a-974a-4656a8e26e1a.jpg?v=1750651518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/athenian-option-anthony-barnett-9781845401399","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}