TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reybrouck, David Van.
TI  - Against elections: the case for democracy 
SN  - 9781847924223
U1  - 321.8 REY-D 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - Bodley Head
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Elections
KW  - Democracy--Philosophy
KW  - Direct democracy
KW  - Netherlands
KW  - Political participation
KW  - History
N1  - Democracy is in bad health. This book offers a new diagnosis - and an ancient remedy. It shows that the original purpose of elections was to exclude the people from power by appointing an elite to govern over them. Based on studies and trials from around the globe, it presents the practical case for a true democracy - one that actually works
ER  -