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The Coming Age of Direct Democracy - California's Recall and Beyond (Hardcover, New)
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The Coming Age of Direct Democracy - California's Recall and Beyond (Hardcover, New)
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This book examines the new, hybrid democracy that has been taking
shape in California since the historic recall of Gov. Gray Davis
and election of former actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003. During
the recall and its aftermath, California has reached unprecedented
levels of use of direct democracy, in which public policy decisions
are made by voters at the ballot box, rather than by elected
representatives in the legislature. Driven by Californians'
long-standing populism and distrust of government, a new form of
governance is emerging: one that seeks to avoid the pitfalls of
party politics and influence by special interest groups that plague
representative democracy, by increasing the role of voters at the
ballot box. This book analyzes the hybrid democracy that has
developed under Gov. Schwarzenegger, and how his leadership has
encouraged its growth. Using the Public Policy Institute of
California Statewide Surveys, which include interviews with more
than 150,000 Californians, the authors detail the transformation in
the state's political climate and the public attitudes behind this
change. The authors conclude that this transformation will likely
take place in other states, perhaps even nationwide, and offer
recommendations for ways to improve policymaking in a hybrid
democracy.
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