Policy Accumulation and the Democratic Responsiveness Trap

by Yves Steinebach, Chrisoph Knill, Christian Adam, et al.

Book Overview

The responsiveness to societal demands is both the key virtue and the key problem of modern democracies. On the one hand, responsiveness is a central cornerstone of democratic legitimacy. On the other hand, responsiveness inevitably entails policy accumulation. While policy accumulation often positively reflects modernisation and human progress, it also undermines democratic government in three main ways. First, policy accumulation renders policy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108969275
• ISBN13: 9781108969277
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"