The Theory of Democratic Elitism: A CritiqueA reprint of the 1967 Little, Brown book, Professor Bachrach considers the age-old question of the role of elites in a democracy. He argues that the present influence of elites in the U.S. can be offset only by the revitalization of political participation. The book also provides a historical and analytical examination of the theory of democratic elitism, as well as its soundness both as empirical and as normative theory. |
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| Title | The Theory of Democratic Elitism: A Critique G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Author | Peter Bachrach |
| Publisher | University Press of America, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 4, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0819111848, 9780819111845 |
| Length | 109 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy |
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