Book: Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs About How Government Should Work
A book that has been mentioned in the context of recent proposals in the US to reduce the scope of parliamentary decision making in favour of expert commissions: John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse (both University of Nebraska, Lincoln), "Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs About How Government Should Work" (Cambridge University Press, 2002).
Description (Amazon): "[T]his study finds that Americans don't like many of the practices associated with democracy: the conflicts, the debates, the compromises. It finds that Americans don't want to have to see democracy in practice, nor do they want to be involved in politics. If American citizens had their way, political decisions would be made by unselfish decision-makers, lessening the need for monitoring government."
A book that has been mentioned in the context of recent proposals in the US to reduce the scope of parliamentary decision making in favour of expert commissions: John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse (both University of Nebraska, Lincoln), "Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs About How Government Should Work" (Cambridge University Press, 2002).
Description (Amazon): "[T]his study finds that Americans don't like many of the practices associated with democracy: the conflicts, the debates, the compromises. It finds that Americans don't want to have to see democracy in practice, nor do they want to be involved in politics. If American citizens had their way, political decisions would be made by unselfish decision-makers, lessening the need for monitoring government."
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