| On Legislatures: The Puzzle of Representation Contributor(s): Loewenberg, Gerhard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594517517 ISBN-13: 9781594517518 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 328.3 |
| LCCN: 2010020952 |
| Series: On Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 8.1" (0.60 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On Legislatures looks at why people support their individual representatives but continue to criticise the legislative system at every opportunity. Although legislatures exist in every political system and are meant to represent the people, they are generally disparaged because they appear both unrepresentative and indecisive. Gerhard Loewenberg explains this puzzling contradiction by examining what representation means and what it takes for a large number of equally representative members to reach decisions. It also describes the methods for studying legislatures that have been developed in the social sciences in the last half century and shows their importance in democratic societies throughout the world. On Legislatures gets to the heart of the current disconnect between legislatures and the public they are supposed to represent. |
