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The no-nonsense guide to democracy / Richard Swift.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Swift, Richard.
- Series:
- No-nonsense guides (New Internationalist Publications (Firm))
- The no-nonsense guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy.
- Representative government and representation.
- Democracy--Developing countries.
- Environmental protection--Political aspects.
- Environmental protection.
- Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- 144 pages ; 18 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : New Internationalist Publications ; London : In association with Verso, [2002]
- Summary:
- The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy takes the pulse of today's body politic and finds the patient in an enfeebled state. A sterile consensus of technocrats, neo-liberals and spin-doctors worldwide has usurped the hopes for a democratic future. Richard Swift explores how democracy is constricted and deformed by economic power-brokers and a self-serving political class from Birmingham to Bangalore.
- Including chapter-length discussions of topics such as eco-democracy, democratizing the economy and democracy in the southern hemisphere, the book is also a guide to the rich diversity of forms of elected government and contains practical ideas for empowering today's voters around the world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1859844707
- OCLC:
- 59452930
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