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200 10$aGroups, representation and democracy$b[electronic resource] $ebetween promise and practice /$fDarren Halpin
210   $aManchester $cManchester University Press$dc2010
215   $a1 online resource (329 p.)
225 1 $aPerspectives on democratic practice
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [290]-305) and index.
327   $a9780719076527; 9780719076527; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Groups as agents of democracy?; 2 Interest group aliases: towards definitional commensurability?; 3 Democratic expectations: there presentation account; 4 Between representation and solidarity:(re)calibrating democratic expectations; 5 Democratic promises and practices:some empirical evidence; 6 The orthodox case: the drift from representation towards solidarity*; 7 Making Olson work: rejuvenating'supply-side' explanations
327   $a8 Are 'protest businesses' contemporary phenomena?*9 Democratic transformation: fulfilling the promise of representation*; 10 Between promise and practice; References; Index
330   $aWhether called pressure groups, NGOs, social movement organisations or organised civil society, the value of 'groups' to the policy process, to economic growth, to governance, to political representation and to democracy has always been contested. However, there seems to be a contemporary resurgence in this debate largely centred on their democratising potential: can groups effectively link citizens to political institutions and policy processes? Are groups an antidote to emerging democratic deficits? Or do groups themselves face challenges in demonstrating their legitimacy and representativen
410  0$aPerspectives on democratic practice (Manchester, England)
606   $aAssociations, institutions, etc
606   $aSocial groups$xPolitical aspects
606   $aSocial participation
606   $aRepresentative government and representation
606   $aDemocracy
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aAssociations, institutions, etc.
615  0$aSocial groups$xPolitical aspects.
615  0$aSocial participation.
615  0$aRepresentative government and representation.
615  0$aDemocracy.
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