{"product_id":"downsizing-democracy-how-america-sidelined-its-citizens-and-privatized-its-public-9781421430676","title":"Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Matthew A. Crenson | Benjamin Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Affairs \u0026amp; Administration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally publushed in 2002. In \u003ci\u003eDownsizing Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthew A. Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg describe how the once powerful idea of a collective citizenry has given way to a concept of personal, autonomous democracy. Today, political change is effected through litigation, lobbying, and term limits, rather than active participation in the political process, resulting in narrow special interest groups dominating state and federal decision-making. At a time when an American's investment in the democratic process has largely been reduced to an annual contribution to a political party or organization, \u003ci\u003eDownsizing Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a critical reassessment of American democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46455718346903,"sku":"9781421430676","price":4742.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781421430676.webp?v=1769175893","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/downsizing-democracy-how-america-sidelined-its-citizens-and-privatized-its-public-9781421430676","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}