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How democratic is democracy? This eBook takes the pulse of today's body politic and finds the patient in an enfeebled state. Author Richard Swift explores how democracy is constricted and deformed by economic power-brokers and a self-serving political class, from Birmingham to Bangalore.

NOTE: This is a download for eBook readers (industry standard ePub format). It is NOT a printed book. It is suitable for reading on computers, mobile devices, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. If you don't have an eBook reader for your computer, the Adobe Digital Editions reader works well and is available for free download at www.adobe.com For iPhones, iPad and iPod Touch we recommend the Apple iBooks App.
The rich diversity of forms of elected government are explored together with practical ideas for empowering today's voters around the world.

Diagrams, charts and graphs used throughout to illustrate key information.

The original paperback version is available here.