Power to the People
Subtitle: Social Choice and the Populist/Progressive Ideal
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: February 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780761827634
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political science & theory; United States - State & Local - General; Political Science; History & Theory - General; Politics / Current Events; Populism; Politics/International Relations; Politics - Current Events; Government - State & Provincial; Political Science / State & Local Government; History; 20th century; Legislative bodies; Nebraska
Description: "Power to the People examines the first session of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature, in 1937, to determine whether the Legislature's structure and rules reflected populism, progressivism, or simply a variant of liberal democracy. The book considers the notion that the one-house, nonpartisan legislature adopted by Nebraska's citizens is a reflection of the desire for "the people," rather than the elites, to control government. Building on the work of the new institutionalism and applying the principles of social choice, Power to the People argues that the structure and procedures of an institution affect its product as well as the philosophies on which it is founded."--BOOK JACKET.