Democracy: How Direct? Views from the Founding Era and the Polling Era |
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| Editor:
| Abrams, Elliott |
| Contribution by:
| Belz, Herman
Fishkin, James S.
Ginsberg, Benjamin
Kesler, Charles R.
Page, Benjamin I.
Rosen, Gary
Tarr, G.
Unz, Ron K.
Waters, M. Dane |
| Series title: | Ethics and Public Policy Center Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-2318-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2002 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $134.95 |
Book Description:
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For more than two hundred years Americans have been debating how direct a democracy they want. Many hold that representative government too seldom reflects the people's real views, while others counter that direct popular voting will lead to excesses of passion and deficits of deliberation. In Democracy: How Direct? Elliot Abrams brings together eminent scholars to discuss the issues surrounding the dilemma of a representative versus direct democracy.
For more than two hundred years Americans have been debating how direct a democracy they want. Many hold that representative government too seldom reflects the people's real views, while others counter that direct popular voting will lead to excesses of passion and deficits of deliberation. In Democracy: How Direct? Elliot Abrams brings together eminent scholars to discuss the issues surrounding the dilemma of a representative versus direct democracy.