Rescuing Democracy

This book proposes a new institution -- the 'People's Forum' -- to enable democratic governments to effectively address long-running issues like global warming and inequality. It would help citizens decide what strategic problems their government must fix, especially where this requir...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smith, Paul E. author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Brooklyn, NY punctum books 2016
Baltimore, Maryland : 2020
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421037906719
Table of Contents:
  • Signs of failure
  • Diagnosing dysfunction. Democratic dysfunction from fundamental structure
  • Susceptibility to dysfunction : types of democracy
  • A pervasive symptom of dysfunction : escalating the scarcity of natural capital
  • Prescribing a remedy. The people's forum : a deliberative aid for liberal democracies
  • Design details of the people's forum
  • Likely reactions to the forum
  • Supporting devices, performance indicators and trialing the people's forum.