Considerations on Representative Government

by John Stuart Mill

Overview

J.S. Mill's stunning philosophical masterpiece advocating representative government as the greatest form of political government. Heralded at the time of publication, Mill was a genius of his time and culture. 

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153449043
Publisher:	Merkaba Press
Publication date:	07/27/2017
Sold by:	PUBLISHDRIVE KFT
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
File size:	336 KB

About the Author

John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 - 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist and civil servant.

Table of Contents

1. To what extent forms of government are a matter of choice; 2. The criterion of a good form of government; 3. That the ideally best form of government is representative government; 4. Under what social conditions representative government is inapplicable; 5. Of the proper functions of representative bodies; 6. Of the infirmities and dangers to which representative government is liable; 7. Of true and false democracy. Representation of all and representation of the majority only; 8. Of the extension of the suffrage; 9. Should there be two stages of election?; 10. Of the mode of voting; 11. Of the duration of Parliaments; 12. Ought pledges to be required from Members of Parliament; 13. Of a second chamber; 14. Of the executive in a representative government; 15. Of local representative bodies; 16. Of nationality, as connected with representative government; 17. Of federal representative governments; 18. Of the government of dependencies by a free state.