1st Edition
Opinions, Publics and Pressure Groups An Essay on 'Vox Populi' and Representative Government
116 Pages
by
Routledge
116 Pages
by
Routledge
116 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the late 1960s representative democracy was under fire from various directions even in countries, like Britain and America, where it had appeared to be most secure and successful. Must democracy be a sham, either because of the power of pressure groups and other established decision-makers, or because ‘the people’ are too ignorant and irrational? What, in any case, does or can representative... Read more
Foreword. 1. Politics and Democracy 2. The General Public 3. Leaders and Voters 4. The Pressure-Group Universe 5. Groups in Action 6. Representative Government: Vulnerability and Rationality. Index.
Biography
Graeme C. Moodie and Gerald Studdert-Kennedy
