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020 _a9789004397842
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020 _a9789004121942
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024 7 _a10.1163/9789004397842
_2DOI
035 _a(OCoLC)1096221425
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082 0 4 _a351
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100 1 _aWilson, Hall Thomas,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aBureaucratic Representation :
_bCivil Servants and the Future of Capitalist Democracies /
_cHall Thomas Wilson.
246 3 _aCivil Servants and the Future of Capitalist Democracies
264 1 _aLeiden;
_aBoston :
_bBRILL,
_c2001.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aInternational Comparative Social Studies ;
_v1
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a1. Man and Society in an Age of Deconstruction -- 2. Capitalism and Legitimacy -- 3.Legitimacy and Capitalism -- 4. Sovereignty and Legitimacy -- 5 .Capitalism and Democracy -- 6. What the People Do for Capitalism -- 7. Property, Capital and Society -- 8. Public Capital and its Cooptation -- 9.The Public Debt: We Win, You Lose -- 10. Privatization: Hypocrisy Triumphant -- 11. Free Trade: the Supreme Illusion -- 12. Legitimation Crisis? -- Bibliography & References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
520 _aThis text discusses the central role of bureaucratic representation as a key vehicle for representing the general interests of most citizens in a way that is consistently superior to electoral systems in representative democracies, particularly large states. Though formal elections remain indispensable, bureaucracies in the capital, public and social sectors, have used their superior expertise and continuity, combined with social policies like affirmative action and equal pay, to achieve responsible discretion and creative implementation.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aCivil service.
650 0 _aBureaucracy.
650 0 _aRepresentative government and representation.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tBureaucratic Representation : Civil Servants and the Future of Capitalist Democracies,
_dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2001
_z9789004121942
830 0 _aInternational Comparative Social Studies ;
_v1.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004397842
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_d14299