Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Foreword vii
4. PREFACE ix
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER 1. To Govern Ourselves Wisely 7
7. CHAPTER 2. Representative Democracy 21
8. CHAPTER 3. Direct Democracy 38
9. CHAPTER 4. The Question of Voter Competence 60
10. CHAPTER 5. Minority Rights, Money, and the Media 90
11. CHAPTER 6. The Recall Device 125
12. CHAPTER 7. A National Initiative and Referendum? 157
13. CHAPTER 8. Direct Democracy and Its Problems 196
14. CHAPTER 9. Sound and Sensible Democracy 223
15. NOTES 253
16. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 273
17. Index 281