10% less democracy : why you should trust elites a little more and the masses a little less /
Democracy is a matter of degree, and this book offers mainstream empirical evidence that shows how rich democracies would be better off with a few degrees less of it.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford, California :
Stanford University Press,
[2020]
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2277583 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : the source of my idea
- The big benefits of a small dose of democracy
- Longer terms, braver politicians
- Central bank "independence"
- The 2% solution
- This chapter does not apply to your country
- Bondholders as a separate and coequal branch of government
- Jonathan Rauch, prophet of political realism
- The hard case of the European Union
- Singapore : flourishing with 40% less democracy
- Conclusion : buying the right dose of democracy.