This book documents a worrisome gap between principles and practice in democratic governance. The State of Access is a comparative, cross-disciplinary exploration of the ways in which democratic institutions fail or succeed to create the equal opportunities that they have promised to deliver to the people they serve. In theory, rules and regulations may formally guarantee access to democratic processes, public services, and justice. But reality routinely disappoints, for a number of reasons --exclusionary policymaking, insufficient attention to minorities, underfunded institutions, inflexible bureaucracies. The State of Access helps close the gap between the potential and performance in democratic governance.
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This book documents a worrisome gap between principles and practice in democratic governance. The State of Access is a comparative, cross-disciplinary exploration of the ways in which democratic institutions fail or succeed to create the equal opportunities that they have promised to deliver to the people they serve. In theory, rules and regulations may formally guarantee access to democratic processes, public services, and justice. But reality routinely disappoints, for a number of reasons --exclusionary policymaking, insufficient attention to minorities, underfunded institutions, inflexible bureaucracies. The State of Access helps close the gap between the potential and performance in democratic governance.
Imprint | Brookings Institution Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | December 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | December 2008 |
Editors | Jorrit De Jong, Gowher Rizvi |
Dimensions | 228 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8157-7501-0 |
Barcode | 9780815775010 |
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LSN | 0-8157-7501-6 |