The Self Restraining State: Power and Accountability in New Democracies

by Andreas Schedler, Marc F. Plattner, Larry Diamond

Book Overview

This text states that democratic governments must be accountable to the electorate; but they must also be subject to restraint and oversight by other public agencies. The state must control itself.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555877745
• ISBN13: 9781555877743
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 5.8"