Book review: numbers rule: the vexing mathematics of democracy, from Plato to the present
Dunleavy, P.
(2010).
Book review: numbers rule: the vexing mathematics of democracy, from Plato to the present.
(2010).
Book review: numbers rule: the vexing mathematics of democracy, from Plato to the present.
Patrick Dunleavy reviews a fascinating, but flawed, history of democratic thinking from an American perspective. It throws often unexpected light on democratic innovations through the ages; and if the government’s project to slice the UK electorate up into equal constituencies is your bag, you can get stuck in here.