Local Democracy and the Public Services

This article explores the relationship between democratic participation and responsiveness. Data from Icelandic local governments is used to examine the assumptions of three different theories of democracy: the minimalist theory, the theory of party democracy and theories of participatory democracy....

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Main Author: Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Iceland 2005-12-01
Series:Stjórnmál og Stjórnsýsla
Online Access:http://www.irpa.is/article/view/863