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1 online resource (2 volumes) |
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Heinonline.org
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Vol. 1 : I. Considerations applicable to democratic government in general : Introductory -- The method of enquiry -- The definition of democracy -- The historical evolution of democracy -- The theoretical foundations of democracy -- Liberty -- Equality -- Democracy and education -- Democracy and religion -- The press in a democracy -- Party -- Local self-government -- Traditions -- The people -- Public opinion -- II. Some democracies in their working : The republics of antiquity: Athens -- The republics of Spanish America -- France : Land and history -- The frame of government: president and senate -- The chamber of deputies -- Cabinet ministers and local party organizations -- Judicial and civil administration -- Local government -- Public opinion -- The tone of public life -- What democracy has done for France -- Switzerland : The people and their history -- Political institutions -- Direct legislation by the people: referendum and initiative -- Political parties -- Public opinion -- Concluding reflections on Swiss political institutions -- Canada : The country and the frame of government -- The people and the parties -- Working of the government -- The action of public opinion -- General review of Canadian politics. Vol. 2 : (cont of part II)United States : The beginners of democracy in North America -- The frame of government: state, local, and federal constitutions -- The party system -- The actual working of the national and state governments -- The state governments in their working -- The judiciary and civil order -- Public opinion -- Recent reforming movements -- Australia : Australian history and frame of government -- Australian legislatures and executives -- The executive and the civil service -- Australian parties and policies -- Questions now before the Australian people -- Labour policies and proposals -- Characteristics of Australian democracy -- New Zealand : The country and its first half century of history -- Richard Seddon and his policies -- Compulsory arbitration in trade disputes -- The working of the government -- Results of democratic government -- III : The decline of legislatures -- The pathology of legislatures -- The executive in a democracy -- Democracy and foreign policy -- The judiciary -- Checks and balances -- Second chambers -- Direct legislation by the people -- The relation of central to local government -- Comparison of the six democratic governments examined -- Types of democratic government -- The money power in politics -- Responsibility -- Democracy and the backward races -- The relation of democracy to letters and arts -- The results democratic government has given -- Democracy compared with other forms of government -- Oligarchies within democracies -- Leadership in a democracy -- The later phases of democracy -- Present tendencies in democracies -- Democracy and the communist state -- The future of democracy |
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Includes index |
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| Subject |
Democracy.
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Political science.
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Democracy
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Democracy
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Political science
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democracy.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
21005466 |
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