The Self-Restraining State Power and Accountability in New Democracies |
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| Editor:
| Schedler, Andreas
Diamond, Larry
Plattner, Marc F. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55587-774-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1999 |
| Publisher: | Lynne Rienner Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.95AUD $38.00 |
Book Description:
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This text states that democratic governments must be accountable to the electorate; but they must also be subject to restraint and oversight by other public agencies. The state must control itself. This text explores how new democracies can achieve this goal.
This text states that democratic governments must be accountable to the electorate; but they must also be subject to restraint and oversight by other public agencies. The state must control itself. This text explores how new democracies can achieve this goal.