Downsizing Democracy
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Downsizing Democracy

How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public

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eBook - ePub

Downsizing Democracy

How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public

About this book

Originally publushed in 2002. In Downsizing Democracy, Matthew A. Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg describe how the once powerful idea of a collective citizenry has given way to a concept of personal, autonomous democracy. Today, political change is effected through litigation, lobbying, and term limits, rather than active participation in the political process, resulting in narrow special interest groups dominating state and federal decision-making. At a time when an American's investment in the democratic process has largely been reduced to an annual contribution to a political party or organization, Downsizing Democracy offers a critical reassessment of American democracy.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction to the Paperback Edition
  8. Chapter 1: From Popular to Personal Democracy
  9. Chapter 2: The Rise and Fall of the Citizen
  10. Chapter 3: Elections without Voters
  11. Chapter 4: The Old Patronage and the New
  12. Chapter 5: Disunited We Stand
  13. Chapter 6: From Masses to Mailing Lists
  14. Chapter 7: The Jurisprudence of Personal Democracy
  15. Chapter 8: Movements without Members
  16. Chapter 9: Privatizing the Public
  17. Chapter 10: Does Anyone Need Citizens?
  18. Notes
  19. Index