{"product_id":"democracy-without-politicians-government-by-the-people-9781041125570","title":"Democracy Without Politicians: Government by the People","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Terry Bouricius\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American Government - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explains how electoral \"democracy\" is inherently \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003edemocratic - enshrining rule by elites rather than popular self-rule - and argues that \u003ci\u003esortition\u003c\/i\u003e (the use of random selection to form genuinely representative deliberative bodies) is a superior democratic alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47812684775575,"sku":"9781041125570","price":14808.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781041125570.webp?v=1778330563","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/democracy-without-politicians-government-by-the-people-9781041125570","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}