01344cam a2200301 4500 212858392 TxAuBib 20021129120000.0 020423s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002006318 9781403403179 lib. bdg. $28.50 1403403171 lib. bdg. $28.50 (OCoLC)49705058 DLC DLC DLC NjBwBT TxAuBib Downing, David, 1946- Democracy / David Downing. Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, 2003. 64 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. Political & economic systems Includes bibliographical references (p. 58) and index. Turning points -- An idea in waiting -- Representative democracy -- Constitutions and the franchise -- Voting -- The crucial ingredients -- Fertile soil, stony ground -- Strengths and weaknesses -- Beyond the nation-state -- So, what is democracy?. Discusses various aspects of democracy, including its history, where it is instituted, and what its strengths and weaknesses are. 20030325. Democracy Juvenile literature. Democracy. Political & economic systems. TXQUE