Broken trust
Subtitle: dysfunctional government and constitutional reform
By: Stephen M. Griffin
Series: Constitutional thinking; Constitutional thinking
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780700621224
Subjects: Law reform; Constitutional law; Interpretation and construction
Description: "Griffin argues that understanding the decline of trust in government requires investigating the historical circumstances of the last several decades as well as the constitutional experience of the states. In particular, he examines "hybrid democracy", the form of constitutionalism prevailing in California and other western states that combines Madisonian-style representative government with direct democracy."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Is our government dysfunctional?; title: Policy disasters and the constitutional order; title: From high trust to low trust; title: American constitutionalism western-style : trust and direct democracy; title: Pathways to constitutional reform.