Download or read book Foundations of Representative Democracy written by Lance DeHaven-Smith and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundations of Representative Democracy analyzes a unique collection of works. This book relates how great philosophers of political theory such as Plato, Aristotle, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Thomas Jefferson contributed to what we now know as «representative democracy». Professor deHaven-Smith enhancesthe reader's comprehension and ability to identify the nexus between classical ideas and representative democracy by discussing major themes, key points, and implications found in these classical works. This is an excellent resource for anyone involved in government - ranging from public administrators to politicians to academia and students.