Direct Deliberative Democracy: How Citiz

As American politics becomes ever more dominated by powerful vested interests, many citizens have been left out in the clod by the political process. In this timely book, American authors Jack Crittenden and Debra Campbell suggest a better way for government to reflect citizens' interests. It begins with a startlingly basic question: "Why don't we the people govern? mounting a powerful case that the time has come for more direct democracy in the United States, the authors demostrate how citizens can take control of their government. By bringing citizens' voices into the political arena, we can begin the process of transforming democracy into one that works for, not against, its citizens.