Principles of representative government, the
Auteur :
Manin, Bernard
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521452588
Date de publication :
28 févr. 1997
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
550 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The thesis of this original and provocative book is that representative government should be understood as a combination of democratic and undemocratic (indeed, aristocratic) elements. Challenging the conventionally held views on the subject, Professor Manin reminds us that representative government originally was designed in opposition to democracy proper.