
Bureaucratic Representation
Civil Servants and the Future of Capitalist Democracies
H. T. Wilson(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 22. May 2001
Book
Hardback
324 pages
978-90-04-12194-2 (ISBN)
Description
This text discusses the central role of bureaucratic representation as a key vehicle for representing the general interests of most citizens in a way that is consistently superior to electoral systems in representative democracies, particularly large states. Though formal elections remain indispensable, bureaucracies in the capital, public and social sectors, have used their superior expertise and continuity, combined with social policies like affirmative action and equal pay, to achieve responsible discretion and creative implementation.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XII;236 S.
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
572 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-12194-2 (9789004121942)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
H.T. Wilson, Ph.D. (1968) in Political Science and Constitutional Law, Rutgers University, is Professor of Public Policy and Law at York University, Toronto. He has published extensively in public and social policy and social and political thought, including Sex and Gender (Brill, 1989).
Content
1. Man and Society in an Age of Deconstruction
2. Capitalism and Legitimacy
3.Legitimacy and Capitalism
4. Sovereignty and Legitimacy
5 .Capitalism and Democracy
6. What the People Do for Capitalism
7. Property, Capital and Society
8. Public Capital and its Cooptation
9.The Public Debt: We Win, You Lose
10. Privatization: Hypocrisy Triumphant
11. Free Trade: the Supreme Illusion
12. Legitimation Crisis?
Bibliography & References
Author Index
Subject Index
2. Capitalism and Legitimacy
3.Legitimacy and Capitalism
4. Sovereignty and Legitimacy
5 .Capitalism and Democracy
6. What the People Do for Capitalism
7. Property, Capital and Society
8. Public Capital and its Cooptation
9.The Public Debt: We Win, You Lose
10. Privatization: Hypocrisy Triumphant
11. Free Trade: the Supreme Illusion
12. Legitimation Crisis?
Bibliography & References
Author Index
Subject Index