The thesis of this original and provocative book is that representative government should be understood as a combination of democratic and undemocratic, aristoc

DIVSince the end of the Cold War, the assumption among most political theorists has been that as nations develop economically, they will also become more democr

It is usually held that representative government is not strictly democratic, since it does not allow the people themselves to directly make decisions. But here

Offers a comparative study of the origins, performance, and reform of contemporary mechanisms of direct democracy.

Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander