Constitutional Democracy.
Title:
Constitutional Democracy.
Author:
Mueller, Dennis C.
ISBN:
9780198025603
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (395 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- I: The Problems -- 1 Democracy in America -- 2 Democracy in Other Parts of the World -- II: The Constitutional Perspective -- 3 The Constitutional Premise -- 4 Why Have Government? -- 5 The Nature of a Constitution -- III: Institutions to Reveal and Advance a Community's Interests -- 6 Federalism -- 7 Direct Democracy -- 8 Representative Democracy: Proportional Representation -- 9 Representative Democracy: Two-Party Government -- 10 The Two Systems of Representation Compared -- 11 The Parliamentary Voting Rule -- IV: Institutions to Constrain Government -- 12 The Referendum -- 13 Bicameralism -- 14 Rights -- 15 The Market and the State -- 16 Redistribution -- 17 The Executive Branch -- 18 Dictatorship -- 19 The Judiciary -- V: Getting Started -- 20 Citizenship -- 21 The Constitutional Convention -- VI: Coming to an End -- 22 Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Z.
Abstract:
Constitutional Democracy systematically examines how the basic constitutional structure of governments affects what they can accomplish. This relationship is especially important at a time when Americans are increasingly disillusioned about government's fundamental ability to reach solutions for domestic problems, and when countries in the former Soviet block and around the world are rewriting their constitutions. Political economist Mueller illuminates the links between the structure of democratic government and the outcomes it achieves by drawing comparisons between the American system and other government systems around the world. Working from the "public choice" perspective in political science, the book analyzes electoral rules, voting rules, federalism, bicameralism, citizenship, and separation of powers. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of political economy.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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