Accelerating Democracy: Transforming Governance Through Technology
Hardback
Main Details
| Title |
Accelerating Democracy: Transforming Governance Through Technology
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John O. McGinnis
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Impact of science and technology on society |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691151021
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| Classifications | Dewey:320.9 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
1 line illus.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
30 December 2012 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Shows how to adapt democracy to advanced information technologies that can enhance political decision making and enable us to navigate the social rapids ahead. This title demonstrates how these technologies combine to address a problem as old as democracy itself - how to help citizens better evaluate the consequences of their political choices.
Author Biography
John O. McGinnis is the George C. Dix Professor of Constitutional Law at Northwestern University.
Reviews"[McGinnis] shines an important light on a discussion that will only grow more lively as technology creates at once more opportunities and more challenges for government."--Foreign Affairs
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