Controlling Governments: Voters, Institutions, and Accountability

Bys: Christopher Potten and James Wilson

Book Overview

This book contributes to debates in positive democratic theory about accountability and representation. It bridges the gap between formal models and theoretically weak empirical analyses. The chapters stay close to the results of the formal literature, but they provide a more realistic description of how the democratic control of governments operates. The book studies the many obstacles that citizens face to hold governments accountable: (1) voters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052171110X
• ISBN13: 9780521711104
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"