Accelerating Democracy: Transforming Governance Through Technology

by John O. McGinnis

Book Overview

How to adapt democracy to the accelerating pace of technological change--and why it's critical that we do

Successful democracies throughout history--from ancient Athens to Britain on the cusp of the industrial age--have used the technology of their time to gather information for better governance. Our challenge is no different today, but it is more urgent because the accelerating pace of technological change creates potentially enormous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691151024
• ISBN13: 9780691151021
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"