Referendums Around the World
Subtitle: The Continued Growth of Direct Democracy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: May 07, 2014
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780230361751
Description: "Referendums Around the World is a ground breaking empirical study. A successor to David Butler and Austin Ranney's classic, the present volume surveys all referendums held worldwide since since 1793. Unlike its predecessor, in this edition, Dr Qvortrup and a cast of outstanding contributors provide a thorough account of the pros and cons of referendums, the reason why politicians have submitted issues to referendums and the consequences of letting the people decide. Covering countries and regimes ranging from developed democracies to autocratic regimes, the book is a tour de force of referendums written by some of the world's foremost experts on the subject"--
Notes: Source title: Referendums Around the World: The Continued Growth of Direct Democracy