Representative Democracy
In: Encyclopedia of Governance
Representative Democracy
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952613.n466
Subject: Governance
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Democracy means rule by the demos—or people—as opposed to rule by the one (monarchy), rule by the few (oligarchy, aristocracy), or by the skilled (technocracy, meritocracy). The democratic principle is that individuals have the right to control their own lives. Any ...
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