Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government

(Part of the Princeton Studies in Political Behavior Series)

by Larry M. Bartels and Christopher H. Achen

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Why our belief in government by the people is unrealistic--and what we can do about it

Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual human nature of democratic citizens.

Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels deploy a wealth of social-scientific evidence, including ingenious...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691178240

ISBN13:9780691178240

Release Date:August 2017

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:424 Pages

Weight:0.83 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.2" x 7.9"

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Non-Fiction Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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