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Looking for Democracy: The Democratic Contribution of Membership-based Interest Groups

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Democracy and Interest Groups

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Beyond ‘direct’ democracy lies an infinite wealth of possible forms in which the ‘people’ may partake in the business of ruling or influence or control those who actually do the ruling (Schumpeter, 1943: 247).

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Jordan, G., Maloney, W.A. (2007). Looking for Democracy: The Democratic Contribution of Membership-based Interest Groups. In: Democracy and Interest Groups. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230223240_1

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