Culture | The maturing of democracy
Picking up the tab
Democracy has survived many crises. Elected governments should worry less about voting lobbies and more about how to govern well
The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present. By David Runciman. Princeton University Press; 408 pages; $29.95 and £19.95. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
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