Hiring and Firing Public Officials
| Author | : Justin Buchler |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2011-04-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199759965 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199759960 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (960 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Hiring and Firing Public Officials by : Justin Buchler
Download or read book Hiring and Firing Public Officials written by Justin Buchler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As Justin Buchler shows, an election is a mechanism by which voters hire and fire public officials. It is not a consumer product market--it is a single employment decision. Thus, the health of democracy depends not on regular competitive elections, but on posing a credible threat to fire public officials who do not perform their jobs well....Thus, competitive elections, by most definitions, are indicative of a failure of the democratic system" -- from cover.
