Why Bother With Elections?

AvAdam Przeworski

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

With the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "crisis of democracy", the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned. What are the virtues and weaknesses of elections? Are there limitations to what they can realistically achieve? In this deeply informed book world-renowned democratic theorist Adam Przeworski offers a warts-and-all analysis of elections and the ways in which they affect our lives. Elections, he argues, are inherently imperfect but they remain the least bad way of choosing our rulers. According to Przeworski, the greatest value of elections, by itself sufficient to cherish them, is that they process whatever conflicts may arise in society in a way that maintains relative liberty and peace. Whether they succeed in doing so in today's turbulent political climate remains to be seen.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-01-05
Mått:137 x 208 x 15 mm
Vikt:181 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:210
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781509526604

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Adam Przeworski is Carroll and Milton Petrie Professor of Politics and (by courtesy) of Economics at New York University.

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"A fascinating analysis of how elections work and their impact on politics. Covering the 'nitty gritty' of who gets to vote, who stands and who gets elected through to major questions about whether elections reduce economic inequality and civil conflict, Adam Przeworski brilliantly combines historical narrative, normative theory and statistics to provide a thoughtful, insightful and highly engaging read."Stephen Fisher, University of Oxford"No one alive knows more about elections than Adam Przeworski or understands better what is at stake in them. This little book distills the hard won political wisdom of a lifetime. It could scarcely be more timely."John Dunn, University of Cambridge"Why Bother with Elections? is vintage Przeworski. Brutally realistic about what we can expect from competitive elections, yet nonetheless inspiring about their value, this book offers one of the most eloquent defences I have seen of the advantages of majoritarianism over the separation-of-powers system that many Americans regard as the bedrock of good governance." Ian Shapiro, Yale University

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I How Elections Work1 The Idea of Electing Governments2 Protecting Property3 Jockeying for Partisan Advantage4 Conclusion: What Is Inherent in Elections?Part II What Elections Achieve and What NotIntroduction5 Rationality6 Representation, Accountability, and Control over Governments7 Economic Performance8 Economic and Social Equality9 Civil Peace10 ConclusionsSuggested ReadingsReferences