The rise of the unelected : democracy and the new separation of powers / / Frank Vibert

• Autore: Vibert Frank
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 321.8
• Soggetto topico: Independent regulatory commissions; International agencies; Democracy; Separation of powers
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction; 1. The world of the unelected; 2. The driving forces; 3. The advantages of the new separation of powers; 4. The challenge to conventional democratic theory; 5. Adapting traditional approaches; 6. The new separation of powers and the advent of the informed citizen; 7. Informed citizens and the changing role of traditional institutions; 8. The legitimacy of the new branch; 9. The new separation of powers and the European Union; 10. International institutions: blurring the boundaries; 11 Conclusions: the accountability of the new branch; Appendix: List of unelected bodies referred to in the text; Bibliography; Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Unelected bodies, such as independent central banks, economic regulators, risk managers and auditors have become a worldwide phenomenon. Democracies are increasingly turning to them to demarcate boundaries between the market and the state, to resolve conflicts of interest and to allocate resources, even in sensitive ethical areas such as those involving privacy or biotechnology. This book examines the challenge that unelected bodies present to democracy and argues that, taken together, such bodies should be viewed as a new branch of government with their own sources of legitimacy and held to account through a new separation of powers. Vibert suggests that such bodies help promote a more informed citizenry because they provide a more trustworthy and reliable source of information for decisions. This book will be of interest to specialists and general readers with an interest in modern democracy as well as policy makers, think tanks and journalists.
• Titolo autorizzato: The rise of the unelected
• ISBN: 1-107-18068-6; 1-280-91714-8; 9786610917143; 0-511-29033-0; 0-511-32235-6; 0-511-28973-1; 0-511-28842-5; 0-511-49116-6; 0-511-28910-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816740203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II