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Mill John Stuart |
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Considerations on Representative Government [[electronic resource]] |
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Auckland, : The Floating Press, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (414 p.) |
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Political science |
Politics -- Philosophy |
Representative government and representation |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Title; Contents; Preface; Chapter I To What Extent Forms of Government Are a Matter of Choice; Chapter II The Criterion of a Good Form of Government; Chapter III That the Ideally Best Form of Government is Representative Government; Chapter IV Under What Social Conditions Representative Government is Inapplicable; Chapter V Of the Proper Functions of Representative Bodies; Chapter VI Of the Infirmities and Dangers to Which Representative Government is Liable; Chapter VII Of True and False Democracy; Representation of All, and Representation of the Majority Only |
Chapter VIII Of the Extension of the SuffrageChapter IX Should there Be Two Stages of Election?; Chapter X Of the Mode of Voting; Chapter XI Of the Duration of Parliaments; Chapter XII Ought Pledges to Be Required from Members of Parliament?; Chapter XIII Of a Second Chamber; Chapter XIV Of the Executive in a Representative Government; Chapter XV Of Local Representative Bodies; Chapter XVI Of Nationality, as Connected with Representative Government; Chapter XVII Of Federal Representative Governments; Chapter XVIII Of the Government of Dependencies by a Free State; Endnotes |
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The classic liberal philosopher of nineteenth century England, John Stuart Mill, used Considerations on Representative Government to call for reforms to Parliament and voting, calling for proportional |
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representation, the Single Transferable Vote, and the extension of suffrage. Mill was a renowned political theorist and economist, a Member of Parliament, and one of the greatest advocates utilitarianism. |
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