Demands on Democracy

by José María Maravall

Why are representative democracies extensively criticised, yet remain widely aspired to throughout the world? Many citizens believe that democratic politicians operate with privileged information that allows them autonomy from genuine democratic controls, a phenomenon reinforced by the opacity of internal party politics. In established democracies throughout the world there is a widespread perception that political parties compete for power, yet no...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019877852X
• ISBN13: 9780198778523
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"