Book chapter
The Educative Possibilities and Limitations of Citizen Lawmaking
Educated by Initiative, p.136
University of Michigan Press
11/12/2009
DOI: 10.3998/mpub.11467.11
Abstract
Summarizing the “historical legacy” of direct legislation, historian Thomas Goebel grouses that citizen lawmaking “has not lived up to the expectations of its advocates one century ago.” On instrumental grounds alone, he contends that the initiative has not bridled corporate interests, which continue to dominate many state legislatures. In his impressive account of the adoption of direct democracy in America, Goebel maintains that in terms of substantive outcomes, citizen lawmaking “has only been yet another tool for business interests to achieve their goals.” Though he musters no empirical evidence to bolster his claims, Goebel goes on to indict direct democracy
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Educative Possibilities and Limitations of Citizen Lawmaking
- Creators
- Daniel A. SmithCaroline J. Tolbert
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Educated by Initiative, p.136
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- DOI
- 10.3998/mpub.11467.11
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/12/2009
- Academic Unit
- Political Science; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9983989276202771
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