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Mechanisms of democracy : institutional design writ small / Adrian Vermeule.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vermeule, Adrian, 1968-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Representative government and representation--United States.
- Representative government and representation.
- Voting--United States.
- Voting.
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- Judicial process--United States.
- Judicial process.
- Public institutions--Decision making.
- Public institutions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford University Press 2007
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In established constitutional polities, Vermeule argues, law can and should - and to some extent already does - provide mechanisms of democracy: small-scale institutional devices and innovations that can have surprisingly large effects, promoting democratic values of impartial, accountable and deliberative government.
- Contents:
- Introduction Part I Democracy and Institutional Design Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Part II Accountability and Voting Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Part III Deliberation and Transparency Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Conclusion
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-985538-2
- 1-282-73113-0
- 9786612731136
- 0-19-974509-9
- OCLC:
- 422767259
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