Garett Jones

10% Less Democracy

Why You Should Trust Elites a Little More and the Masses a Little Less

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Produktbeschreibung

Democracy is a matter of degree, and this book offers mainstream empirical evidence that shows how rich democracies would be better off with a few degrees less of it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stanford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 392g
• ISBN-13: 9781503628977
• ISBN-10: 1503628973
• Artikelnr.: 60695366

Autorenporträt

Garett Jones is Associate Professor of Economics at the Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University. He also holds the BB&T Professorship for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center. Garett's research and commentary have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Forbes, and Businessweek. His first book, Hive Mind: How Your Nation's IQ Matters So Much More Than Your Own (Stanford, 2015) was a Gold Medalist in the 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Source of My Idea
1. The Big Benefits of a Small Dose of Democracy
2. Braver Politician
3. Central Bank "Independence"
4. The 2% Solution
5. This Chapter Does Not Apply to Your Country
6. Bondholders as a Separate and Coequal Branch of Government
7. Jonathan Rauch, Prophet of Political Realism
8. The Hard Case of the European Union
9. Singapore: Flourishing with 50% Less Democracy
10. Conclusion: Buying the Right Dose of Democracy