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Allan, James, 1960-

Democracy in decline : steps in the wrong direction / James Allan. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014 - xv, 181 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index.

Countries in decline -- Causes of decline -- Complications masking decline -- Challenges threatening more decline.

"Charts how democracy is being diluted and restricted in five of the world's oldest democracies - the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. James Allan targets four main, interconnected causes of decline - judicial activism, the transformation and growth of international law, the development of supranational organizations, and the presence of undemocratic elites."--Publishers website.



ISBN: 9780773543508 0773543503 9780773591936 0773591923 9780773591929

LCCN: 2017380566

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB579511 bnb 20149006500 can

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Democracy.
Democracy
Democracy--Anglophonie
Democracy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Legal Canadiana.

LC Class. No.: JC423 / .A58 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 321.8