New Challenge of Direct Democracy: The New Market Socialism

New Challenge of Direct Democracy: The New Market Socialism

by IanBudge (Author)

Synopsis

Direct Democracy involves citizens in discussion and decisions about what the government is to do, rather than leaving these decisions to officials or parliaments. It thus challenges the restrictions placed by representative democracies such as Britain and the United States on political consultation and popular participation. This book confronts arguments for and against mass debate in light of new communication developments which make Direct Democracy technically feasible in a mass society. The result is a highly original and innovative account of the possibility of the direct involvement of citizens in the governance of their own affairs.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 212
Edition: 1
Publisher: Polity
Published: 19 Nov 1996

ISBN 10: 0745617654
ISBN 13: 9780745617657

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Compulsory reading for anyone with an interest in democracy's future. Political Studies The New Challenge of Direct Democracy constitutes a genuine addition ot the literature. It clears up many misconceptions, and makes a powerful case. West European Politics