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Representative Government
Book • 1861
In this book, Mill argues that representative government is the ideal form of government.
He posits that representative bodies such as parliaments and senates should serve as places of public debate and act as watchdogs over the professionals who create and administer laws and policies.
Mill also discusses the proper functions of representative bodies, the infirmities and dangers to which representative government is liable, and the extension of the suffrage.
He combines enthusiasm for democratic government with a critical examination of its potential shortcomings and the conditions necessary for its success.
He posits that representative bodies such as parliaments and senates should serve as places of public debate and act as watchdogs over the professionals who create and administer laws and policies.
Mill also discusses the proper functions of representative bodies, the infirmities and dangers to which representative government is liable, and the extension of the suffrage.
He combines enthusiasm for democratic government with a critical examination of its potential shortcomings and the conditions necessary for its success.
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Mentioned as a key work in the progression of democratic ideals.
Democracy and Its Crisis, with A. C. Grayling
