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Representation & Community in Western De
Nirmala Rao
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Description for Representation & Community in Western De
Hardcover. This collection of critical essays explores thinking and evidence on the role of locally-elected representatives in Western democracies. The contributors deal with two principal themes: political recruitment and representativeness, and the processes of political representation. Editor(s): Rao, Nirmala. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
This book of critical essays explores new thinking and new evidence on the role of locally-elected representatives in Western democracies. The book is topical in the light of the intense political and popular interest in the problems of making local government representative and responsive. The contributors, drawn from the UK, US, France, Denmark and Norway, deal with two principal themes: political recruitment and representativeness; and the processes of political representation, and highlight the dilemmas of open and accessible local government.
This book of critical essays explores new thinking and new evidence on the role of locally-elected representatives in Western democracies. The book is topical in the light of the intense political and popular interest in the problems of making local government representative and responsive. The contributors, drawn from the UK, US, France, Denmark and Norway, deal with two principal themes: political recruitment and representativeness; and the processes of political representation, and highlight the dilemmas of open and accessible local government.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333776957
SKU
V9780333776957
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Nirmala Rao
JACOB AARS Researcher at SEFOS, University of Bergen, Norway COLIN COPUS Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Wolverhampton Business School MIKE GOLDSMITH Professor of Government and Politics and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Salford ULRIK KJAER Ph.D. Scholar JOHN MEADOWCROFT University of London OLIVIER NAY Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, Bordeaux University AUDUN OFFERDAL Professor, Department of Administration and Organisational Theory, ... Read more
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