Downsizing Democracy How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public |
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| Author:
| Crenson, Matthew A.
Ginsberg, Benjamin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-7150-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2002 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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In the nineteenth century, America was exceptional for the vitality of its democratic institutions, particularly political parties. When citizens wanted change, they mobilized as political groups to pressure their congressional representatives or they made their power felt at the ballot box. Government, in turn, depended on the citizenry to ......
In the nineteenth century, America was exceptional for the vitality of its democratic institutions, particularly political parties. When citizens wanted change, they mobilized as political groups to pressure their congressional representatives or they made their power felt at the ballot box. Government, in turn, depended on the citizenry to ......