The Principles of Representative Government (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521458917)

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.

Author: Bernard Manin
ISBN-10: 0521458919
ISBN-13: 9780521458917
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/28/1997
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.03w x 0.56d