03194cam a2200457 i 4500 119016 119016 21311506 BJBSDDR 20230805181424.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 191106s2020 maua 001 0 eng 2019046708 9780674987289 (cloth) 0674987284 (cloth) MH/DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng fre pcc JC 423 C131p 2020 321.8 Cagé, Julia, 28833 1984- Prix de la démocratie. English The price of democracy : how money shapes politics and what to do about it / Julia Cagé ; translated by Patrick Camiller. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2020. xxxiii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier First 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. Includes index. Introduction: 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. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Democracy. Democracia 411 Representative government and representation. Gobierno representativo 412 Camiller, Patrick, 1947- translator. 28834 Translation of: Cagé, Julia. Prix de la démocratie. Paris : Fayard, [2018] 9782213704616 (DLC) 2018424958 (OCoLC)1050359894 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 0 JC 423 C131p 2020 00000162986 2023-04-10 00:00:00 1 2023-04-10 BK