Principles of Representative Government

Klappentext A survey of democratic institutions and republics reveals the aristocratic origins of democracy. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Direct democracy and representation: selection of officials in Athens; 2. The triumph of election; 3. The principle of distinction; 4. A democratic aristocracy; 5. The verdict of the people; 6. Metamorphoses of representative government; Conclusion; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Bernard Manin, Bernard (New York University) Manin
• Assisted by: Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.1997
• EAN: 9780521458917
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45891-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Themes in the Social Sciences; Themes in the Social Sciences
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education