The Mild Voice of Reason: Deliberative Democracy and American National Government

by Joseph M. Bessette

Book Overview

In recent years, many Americans and more than a few political scientists have come to believe that democratic deliberation in Congress--whereby judgments are made on the merits of policies reflecting the interests and desires of American citizens--is more myth than reality. Rather, pressure from special interest groups, legislative bargaining, and the desire of incumbents to be reelected are thought to originate in American legislative politics. While...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226044238
• ISBN13: 9780226044231
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"