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Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Government? (Paperback)
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Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Government? (Paperback)
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Has our system of checks and balances between the three branches of
our federal government undergone changes for good or ill over the
years since the Constitution was set as the cornerstone of our
nation? How stand our political traditions, our personal freedoms,
our purported equality, our sense of governance "of, by, and for
the people"? Are we the democratic nation we set out to be, or do
we have a distance to go to achieve this ideal? Alternatively, is
approaching a democratic ideal desirable today in the light of the
smaller, more integrated, and dangerous world in which we live? Is
This Any Way to Run a Democratic Government? examines the theory
and practice of American democracy and the dichotomy that currently
exists between them. The contributors assess both the reasons - and
the consequences - of this division between the theory of democracy
and how it is played out in actuality. Focusing on the here and
now, this book is about the institutions, process, and politics of
government: how well they work; whether they meet the criteria for
a viable democratic system; and the extent to which they contribute
to good public policy. As we begin the 21st century, with rancorous
political partisanship and threats to domestic security and
tranquility at an all-time high, Is This Any Way to Run a
Democratic Government? asks us to think seriously about the state
of our much-heralded democracy, and whether or not our political
system can respond to the pressing needs of a new era without
jeopardizing the basic values and beliefs that underlie its very
foundation.
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