Description
| Product ID: | 9780300251944 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Responsible Parties |
| Subtitle: | Saving Democracy from Itself |
| Authors: | Author: Frances McCall Rosenbluth, Ian Shapiro |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Politics and government, Politics & government, Political science and theory, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Political structures: democracy, Political campaigning and advertising, Political science & theory, Elections & referenda, Political structures: democracy, Political campaigning & advertising |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating How popular democracy has paradoxically eroded trust in political systems worldwide, and how to restore confidence in democratic politics Democracies across the world are adopting reforms to bring politics closer to the people. Parties have turned to primaries and local caucuses to select candidates. Ballot initiatives and referenda allow citizens to enact laws directly. Many democracies now use proportional representation, encouraging smaller, more specific parties rather than two dominant ones. Yet voters keep getting angrier. There is a steady erosion of trust in politicians, parties, and democratic institutions, culminating most recently in major populist victories in the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. Frances Rosenbluth and Ian Shapiro argue that devolving power to the grass roots is part of the problem, not the solution. Efforts to decentralize political decision-making make governments and especially political parties less effective and less able to address constituents’ long-term interests. To revive confidence in governance, we must restructure our political systems to restore power to the core institution of representative democracy: the political party. |
| Imprint Name: | Yale University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Yale University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-05-12 |
