000			01168nam a22001697a 4500
999			_c25365 _d25365
020			_a9780199471676
082			_a320.954 _bBET-D
100			_aBeteille, Andre
245			_aDemocracy and Its Institutions
260			_aDelhi _bOxford University Press _c2012
300			_aix, 214p
504			_aIncludes Index
520			_aDemocracy rests on a delicate balance between two principles that may be called the rule of numbers and the rule of law. To ensure that the rule of law is not overwhelmed by the weight of numbers, democracy requires institutions. Examining democracy from an institutional perspective, this book studies such institutions as the Parliament, the courts of justice, and the systems of political parties, and brings out the contradictions between the ideals of democracy-such as equality and liberty-and the actual operation of government and politics. It introduces the reader to the distinction between law and custom, and between matters of right and matters of trust.
650			_aDemocracy _vPolitics and Parties _vPolitical Institution
650			_aLaw and Custom
942			_2ddc _cBK