Let the people rule [electronic resource] : how direct democracy can meet the populist challenge

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자료유형	e-Book
서명/저자사항	Let the people rule [electronic resource]: how direct democracy can meet the populist challenge / John G. Matsusaka.
개인저자	Matsusaka, John G., author.
발행사항	Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2020].
형태사항	1 online resource (xii, 298 pages).
기타형태 저록	Print version: Matsusaka, John G.. Let the people rule Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]. 9780691199726
ISBN	0691199752 9780691199757
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references and index.
요약	"Propelled by the belief that government has slipped out of the hands of ordinary citizens, a surging wave of populism is destabilizing democracies around the world. As John Matsusaka reveals in Let the People Rule, this belief is based in fact. Over the past century, while democratic governments have become more efficient, they have also become more disconnected from the people they purport to represent. The solution Matsusaka advances is familiar but surprisingly underused: direct democracy, in the form of referendums. While this might seem like a dangerous idea post-Brexit, there is a great deal of evidence that, with careful design and thoughtful implementation, referendums can help bridge the growing gulf between the government and the people. Drawing on examples from around the world, Matsusaka shows how direct democracy can bring policies back in line with the will of the people (and provide other benefits, like curbing corruption). Taking lessons from failed processes like Brexit, he also describes what issues are best suited to referendums and how they should be designed, and he tackles questions that have long vexed direct democracy: can voters be trusted to choose reasonable policies, and can minority rights survive majority decisions? The result is one of the most comprehensive examinations of direct democracy to date-coupled with concrete, nonpartisan proposals for how countries can make the most of the powerful tools that referendums offer. With a crisis of representation hobbling democracies across the globe, Let the People Rule offers important new ideas about the crucial role the referendum can play in the future of government"--
해제	Provided by publisher.
일반주제명	Direct democracy. Populism. Direct democracy. Populism. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy
분류기호(DDC)	321.8
언어	영어
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