Downsizing Democracy

How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public

von Matthew A Crenson, Benjamin Ginsberg

312 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Originally publushed in 2002. In Downsizing Democracy, Matthew A. Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg describe how the once powerful idea of a collective citizenry has given way to a concept of personal, autonomous democracy. Today, political change is effected through litigation, lobbying, and term limits, rather than active participation in the political process, resulting in narrow special interest groups dominating state and federal decision-making. At a time when an American's investment in the democratic process has largely been reduced to an annual contribution to a political party or organization, Downsizing Democracy offers a critical reassessment of American democracy.--Donald F. Kettl, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Choice "

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat
• ISBN: 9781421430676
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2020
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press