{"product_id":"why-bother-with-elections-9781509526604","title":"Why Bother With Elections?","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a \"crisis of democracy\", the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned. What are the virtues and weaknesses of elections? Are there limitations to what they can realistically achieve? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this deeply informed book world-renowned democratic theorist Adam Przeworski offers a warts-and-all analysis of elections and the ways in which they affect our lives. Elections, he argues, are inherently imperfect but they remain the least bad way of choosing our rulers. According to Przeworski, the greatest value of elections, by itself sufficient to cherish them, is that they process whatever conflicts may arise in society in a way that maintains relative liberty and peace. Whether they succeed in doing so in today's turbulent political climate remains to be seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating analysis of how elections work and their impact on politics.  Covering the 'nitty gritty' of who gets to vote, who stands and who gets elected through to major questions about whether elections reduce economic inequality and civil conflict, Adam Przeworski brilliantly combines historical narrative, normative theory and statistics to provide a thoughtful, insightful and highly engaging read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Fisher, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No one alive knows more about elections than Adam Przeworski or understands better what is at stake in them. This little book distills the hard won political wisdom of a lifetime. It could scarcely be more timely.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Dunn, University of Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhy Bother with Elections?\u003c\/i\u003e is vintage Przeworski. Brutally realistic about what we can expect from competitive elections, yet nonetheless inspiring about their value, this book offers one of the most eloquent defences I have seen of the advantages of majoritarianism over the separation-of-powers system that many Americans regard as the bedrock of good governance.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Shapiro, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I How Elections Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 The Idea of Electing Governments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Protecting Property\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Jockeying for Partisan Advantage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Conclusion: What Is Inherent in Elections?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II What Elections Achieve and What Not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Rationality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Representation, Accountability, and Control over Governments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Economic Performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 Economic and Social Equality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 Civil Peace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 Conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409523056983,"sku":"9781509526604","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509526604.jpg?v=1730507092","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/why-bother-with-elections-9781509526604","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}