Can Democracy Safeguard the Future? (Paperback)

Our democracies repeatedly fail to safeguard the future. From pensions to pandemics, health and social care through to climate, biodiversity and emerging technologies, democracies have been unable to deliver robust policies for the long term. In this book, Graham Smith asks why. Exploring the drivers of short-termism, he considers ways of reshaping legislatures and constitutions and proposes strengthening independent offices whose overarching goals do not change at every election. More radically, Smith argues that forms of participatory and deliberative politics offer the most effective democratic response to the current political myopia, as well as a powerful means of protecting the interests of generations to come.

General

Imprint:	Polity Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Democratic Futures
Release date:	2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Graham Smith
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-5095-3925-3
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-5095-3925-5
Barcode:	9781509539253

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