Imperfect Democracies

The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States

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ID19910653
EditorsPatti Tamara Lenard, Richard Simeon
Year2012
Publication date2012-10-05
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueImperfect Democracies (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherUniversity of British Columbia Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.59962/9780774823784
OpenAlexW4385746168
Open LibraryOL44255760M
ISBN9780774823784
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Canada and the United States are consistently ranked among the most democratic countries in the world, yet voices expressing concern about the quality of these democracies are becoming louder and more insistent. Critics maintain that the two countries suffer from a “democratic deficit,” a deficit that raises profound questions about the legitimacy and effectiveness of their democratic institutions. Imperfect Democracies brings together Canadian and American scholars to compare and contrast the democratic deficit in the two nations. Blending normative theory and empirical analysis, they focus on three key questions: Why talk about a democratic deficit? In what ways are Canadian and American democracies falling short? What can be done to remedy the deficit? An important contribution to the field of democratic theory and the study of democratic institutions, this timely book will spark debate on both sides of the border

Imperfect · Linguistics · Computer Science · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism

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