Democratic Governance

by Mark Bevir

Book Overview

Democratic Governance examines the changing nature of the modern state and reveals the dangers these changes pose to democracy. Mark Bevir shows how new ideas about governance have gradually displaced old-style notions of government in Britain and around the world. Policymakers cling to outdated concepts of representative government while at the same time placing ever more faith in expertise, markets, and networks. Democracy exhibits blurred...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691145393
• ISBN13: 9780691145396
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"