Considerations on Representative Government is a book by John Stuart Mill published in 1861.
 Title page of the first edition | |
| Author | John Stuart Mill |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Parker, Son and Bourn |
Publication date | 1861 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | viii, 340 pp. |
Summary
Mill argues for representative government, the ideal form of government in his opinion. One of the more notable ideas Mill puts forth in the book is that the business of government representatives is not to make legislation. Instead, Mill suggests that representative bodies such as parliaments and senates are best suited to be places of public debate on the various opinions held by the population and to act as watchdogs of the professionals who create and administer laws and policy. In his words:
Their part is to indicate wants, to be an organ for popular demands, and a place of adverse discussion for all opinions relating to public matters, both great and small; and, along with this, to check by criticism, and eventually by withdrawing their support, those high public officers who really conduct the public business, or who appoint those by whom it is conducted.
References
- See Mill, John Stuart (1861). Considerations on Representative Government (1 ed.). London: Parker, Son, & Bourn. Retrieved 20 June 2014. via Google Books.
- See Mill, John Stuart (1873). Considerations on Representative Government (1 ed.). New York: Henry Holt & Company. Retrieved 20 June 2014. via archive.org.
- John Stuart Mill (1861), "Of the Proper Functions of Representative Bodies", Considerations on Representative Government, London: Parker, Son, and Bourn, pp. 86–107 at 106, OCLC 3751806.
External links
- Complete text of the book on Project Gutenberg
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Considerations on Representative Government public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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Considerations on Representative Government is a book by John Stuart Mill published in 1861 Considerations on Representative GovernmentTitle page of the first editionAuthorJohn Stuart MillLanguageEnglishPublisherParker Son and BournPublication date1861Publication placeUnited KingdomMedia typePrintPagesviii 340 pp SummaryMill argues for representative government the ideal form of government in his opinion One of the more notable ideas Mill puts forth in the book is that the business of government representatives is not to make legislation Instead Mill suggests that representative bodies such as parliaments and senates are best suited to be places of public debate on the various opinions held by the population and to act as watchdogs of the professionals who create and administer laws and policy In his words Their part is to indicate wants to be an organ for popular demands and a place of adverse discussion for all opinions relating to public matters both great and small and along with this to check by criticism and eventually by withdrawing their support those high public officers who really conduct the public business or who appoint those by whom it is conducted ReferencesSee Mill John Stuart 1861 Considerations on Representative Government 1 ed London Parker Son amp Bourn Retrieved 20 June 2014 via Google Books See Mill John Stuart 1873 Considerations on Representative Government 1 ed New York Henry Holt amp Company Retrieved 20 June 2014 via archive org John Stuart Mill 1861 Of the Proper Functions of Representative Bodies Considerations on Representative Government London Parker Son and Bourn pp 86 107 at 106 OCLC 3751806 External linksComplete text of the book on Project Gutenberg Considerations on Representative Government public domain audiobook at LibriVox This article about a book on political philosophy or theory is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte
