Democratic accountability : why choice in politics is both possible and necessary / Leif Lewin.
Democratic accountability : why choice in politics is both possible and necessary / Leif Lewin.
Democratic accountability : why choice in politics is both possible and necessary / Leif Lewin.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N331.8/ 46
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English
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vi, 247 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction : the politics of blame avoidance -- 2. History is not predetermined -- 3. Nation-states need not go to war -- 4. Globalization has not wiped out the freedom to choose -- 5. Power-sharing does not exclude accountability -- 6. Implementation may well be immaculate -- 7. Consequences m...
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
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Massachusetts
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2007.
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"It is common for political leaders to claim they have no control over bad outcomes. Indeed, they often cite the arguments of political theorists and public intellectuals as to why: history rushes onward oblivious of human will; force and violence overcome political aims; globalization undermines the actions of national leaders; the bureaucracy sab...
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Democratic accountability : why choice in politics is both possible and necessary / Leif Lewin.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-239) and index.
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N331.8/ 46
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9780674024755 (alk. paper)
0674024753 (alk. paper)
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331.8
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991022629269702626
