Why Bother with Elections?

by Adam Przeworski

Book Overview

With the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "crisis of democracy", the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned. What are the virtues and weaknesses of elections? Are there limitations to what they can realistically achieve?

In this deeply informed book world-renowned democratic theorist Adam Przeworski offers a warts-and-all analysis of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509526609
• ISBN13: 9781509526604
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"