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Introduction -- Characteristics of bureaus -- Bureaus and their environment -- The bureaucrat's maximand -- Budget and output behavior -- Production behavior -- Comparison of organizational forms -- Effects of changes in demand and cost conditions -- Nonprofit organizations -- The "mixed" bureau -- The multi-service bureau -- Effects of the time-distribution of expenditures -- The behavior of collective organizations -- A model of the review process in representative government -- Bureaucratic behavior in a competitive environment -- An aggregative model of public services in the United States -- The basis for normative judgments -- Bureaucratic alternatives -- Market alternatives -- Political Alternatives -- A Summary Agenda.

In this powerful work, John Stuart Mill sets forth representative government as the most sensible compromise between unreflective rule by the masses and the self-indulgence of the few. The reader of this volume senses that Mill is being pulled in opposing directions: steadfastly committed to majority rule with minority rights while at the same time being just enough of an aristocrat to believe that the masses need exemplars to emulate. This edition has been carefully formatted for today's e ...

The chronic dissatisfaction with representative institutions makes this chronicle of the development of the English parliament, from its beginnings in the thirteenth century to the outbreak of the civil wars in the seventeenth century, a most timely work for every student of history and government. In this book George L. Haskins is primarily interested in singling out the persistent currents in English society and government in order to show shy the representative feature of parliament became its significant feature. He emphasizes the influence of the Catholic Church, the importance of compulsory self-government, and the importance of judicial procedure in the evolution of parliament. Continental Europe has witnessed the repudiation of representative institutions in several countries. Elsewhere, particularly in England and the United States, there has been a growing conviction that the parliamentary system is ill suited to present world conditions. To many, as they look into the shadow of tomorrow, the vital question--brought to sharp focus in this book--is whether representative institutions can be adapted to the needs of these turbulent times

Intro -- Francois Guizot, The History of the Origins of Representative Government in Europe -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents, p. v -- Introduction to the Liberty Fund Edition, p. vii -- Editor's Note, p. xvii -- Preface, p. xviii -- Table of Contents, p. xxi -- Part I. Representative Institutions in England, France, and Spain, from the Fifth to the Eleventh Century -- Lecture 1 , p. 3 -- Lecture 2, p. 20 -- Lecture 3, p. 28 -- Lecture 4, p. 35 -- Lecture 5, p. 41 -- Lecture 6, p. 47 -- Lecture 7, p. 56 -- Lecture 8, p. 66 -- Lecture 9, p. 71 -- Lecture 10, p. 75 -- Lecture 11, p. 82 -- Lecture 12, p. 89 -- Lecture 13, p. 95 -- Lecture 14, p. 101 -- Lecture 15, p. 108 -- Lecture 16, p. 115 -- Lecture 17, p. 123 -- Lecture 18, p. 129 -- Lecture 19, p. 134 -- Lecture 20, p. 142 -- Lecture 21, p. 149 -- Lecture 22, p. 154 -- Lecture 23, p. 167 -- Lecture 24, p. 178 -- Lecture 25, p. 185 -- Lecture 26, p. 196 -- Part 2. Essays of Representative Government in England, from the Conquest till the Reign of the Tudors, p. 219 -- Lecture 1, p. 221 -- Lecture 2, p. 231 -- Lecture 3, p. 240 -- Lecture 4, p. 246 -- Lecture 5, p. 252 -- Lecture 6, p. 258 -- Lecture 7, p. 263 -- Lecture 8, p. 272 -- Lecture 9, p. 277 -- Lecture 10, p. 285 -- Lecture 11, p. 298 -- Lecture 12, p. 306 -- Lecture 13, p. 313 -- Lecture 14, p. 320 -- Lecture 15, p. 328 -- Lecture 16, p. 339 -- Lecture 17, p. 353 -- Lecture 18, p. 359 -- Lecture 19, p. 377 -- Lecture 20, p. 382 -- Lecture 21, p. 389 -- Lecture 22, p. 399 -- Lecture 23, p. 406 -- Lecture 24, p. 414 -- Lecture 25, p. 425 -- Index, p. 437.

Originally published in 1964, this book remains a seminal source for contemporary political scientists and offers exceptional insights into notions of responsibility. Wahlke (1971) describes it as 'one of the best analytical surveys of representation.' The book is a compact and critical essay on the British constitution which reveals the realities of British politics in the second half of the 20th Century by showing the extent to which theory and reality agree and differ.

Members of Congress from racial minority groups often find themselves in a unique predicament: they represent constituencies that are more economically disadvantaged than those of their white colleagues and they themselves experience marginalization during the process of policy formulation on Capitol Hill. In 'Twists of Fate', Vanessa C. Tyson illuminates the ways in which House representatives from racial minority groups have worked together through an understanding of their linked political fates, to advocate successfully for equality and social justice.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: Representation in Response to Minority Rights, Multiculturalism, and Institutional Complexity -- 1 When (if Ever) Are Referendums on Minority Rights Fair? -- 2 Language, Representation, and Suprastate Democracy: Questions Facing the European Union -- 3 Getting to Yes: People, Practices, and the Paradox of Multicultural Democracy -- 4 Feminist Engagement with Federal Institutions: Opportunities and Constraints for Women's Multilevel Citizenship -- Part 2: Reconceiving Representation through Citizenship and Community -- 5 Sharing the River: Aboriginal Representation in Canadian Political Institutions -- 6 The Self-Government of Unbounded Communities: Emancipatory Minority Autonomy in China and Western Europe -- 7 What Do Citizens Need to Share? Citizenship as Reasonableness -- Part 3: Pluralist, Deliberative, and Participatory Challenges to Representation -- 8 The New Constitutionalism and the Polarizing Performance of the Canadian Conversation -- 9 Demanding Deliberative Democracy and Representation -- 10 What Can Democratic Participation Mean Today? -- 11 Representing Pluralism: A Comment on Pyrcz, Warren, and Kernerman -- Conclusion -- References -- Notes on Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

1.Early Theories of Socialist Representative Government.Rousseau.Marx and Engels.The 1871 Paris Commune --2.Lenin and the Socialist State.The Soviets.The Dictatorship of the Proletariat.One-Party Rule and Centralization.The Soviets After Stalin --3.The Organs of People's Power: An Overview.Revolutionary Government in the Early Years.The Institutionalization Process, 1970-1976.The Municipal Assembly.The Provincial Assembly.The National Assembly.The Communist Party --4.Nominations and Elections.Municipal Assembly Delegate Nominations.From Nominations to Elections.Candidacy Commissions.National and Provincial Assembly Nominations.National and Provincial Assembly Elections --5.Accountability.The Mandate System in Cuba.Delegate Accountability and Citizen Input.Representation and Accountability.Problems in Accountability.Information and Input.Economic Planning.Accountability Sessions --6.The People's Councils.Fieldwork.

How does representative government function when public administration can reshape democracy? The traditional narrative of public administration balances the accountability of managers, a problem of control, with the need for effective administration, a problem of capability. The discretion modern governments give to administrators allows them to make tradeoffs among democratic values. This book challenges the traditional view with its argument that the democratic values of administration should complement the democratic values of the representative government within which they operate. Control, capability and value reinforcement can render public administration into democracy administered. This book offers a novel framework for empirically and normatively understanding how democratic values have, and should be, reinforced by public administration. Bertelli's theoretical framework provides a guide for managers and reformers alike to chart a path toward democracy administered.

Through six articles written at intervals of about a decade between 1960 and 2020, this book provides an account of the author's developing political awareness during the period in the context of political events and changes. In this way the book illustrates the social origins of political attitudes, while, at the same time, the articles raise questions about the increasing dominance of political discourse in society. The book suggests that politics is now excessively managed by political professionals and that the challenge for reviving democratic participation is to restore the social dimension of state membership.