02993cam a2200409 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700600190003400700030005300800410005601000170009702000260011402000230014004000310016304100130019404200080020705000230021508200100023810000270024824000380027524501300031326400650044330000480050833600260055633700280058233800270061050002200063750000200085750510330087752003810191065000150229165000150230665000500232165000280237170000450239976501390244421311506BJBSDDR20230805181424.0a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta191106s2020    maua          001 0 eng    a  2019046708  a9780674987289 (cloth)  a0674987284 (cloth)  aMH/DLCbengerdacDLCdDLC1 aenghfre  apcc14aJC 423bC131p 202000a321.81 aCagé, Julia, d1984-10aPrix de la démocratie.lEnglish14aThe price of democracy :bhow money shapes politics and what to do about it /cJulia Cagé ; translated by Patrick Camiller. 1aCambridge, Massachusetts :bHarvard University Press,c2020.  axxxiii, 421 pages :billustrations ;c25 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aFirst published in French as Le prix de la démocratie, Paris : Fayard, 2018. Preface first published in the paperback edition of Le prix de la démocratie, Paris : Gallimard, Julia Cagé, 2020--Title page verso.  aIncludes index.0 aIntroduction: Democratic exhaustion -- Part one. When the poor pay for the rich: The cost of democracy - first benchmarks -- The private funding of democracy - a system designed for the rich -- The realities of private funding - when the taxes of the many pay for the conservative preferences of the few -- Beyond politics - private funding of the "public good" -- Part two. Missed opportunities: A hope? Public funding of parties and election campaigns -- The public funding of democracy - a system in danger -- Are America's aberrations a danger for Europe? -- Let's save democracy! Reshaping political and social democracy -- Part three. The price of a vote - from local elections to general microtargeting: Has the last word been said? From the illusion of permanence to the novelty of democratic vouchers -- Towards a democratization of the "private" funding of democracy and a new way of publicly funding parties -- Towards a mixed assembly - social and political -- Conclusion: The prerequisites of "permanent" democracy.  a"Julia Cagé scrutinizes contemporary democracies and offers a new approach to the crisis of political representation. She proposes radical solutions for political funding and participation, including "Democratic Equality Vouchers" and a "Mixed Assembly" model where disadvantaged socioeconomic groups are guaranteed a significant fraction of seats"--cProvided by publisher. 0aDemocracy. 4aDemocracia 0aRepresentative government and representation. 4aGobierno representativo1 aCamiller, Patrick, d1947- etranslator.08iTranslation of:aCagé, Julia.tPrix de la démocratie.dParis : Fayard, [2018]z9782213704616w(DLC)  2018424958w(OCoLC)1050359894