Author: LLOYD, Henry Demarest:
Title: A sovereign people. A study of Swiss democracy. Edited by John A. Hobson.
Description: New York, Doubleday, Page, 1907, gr. in-8°, XVI + 273 p., with a photographic plate (Urner Landsgemeinde bei Altdorf), title page lightly spotted, original cloth binding, fairly good copy. ¶ First edition of this early study on Swiss democracy. This classical of politics was written during the two long visits the author paid to Switzerland in 1901 and 1902. Contains: A laboratory of democracy / The growth of Swiss democracy / The Commune / The Landsgemeinde or State commune / Popular checks on the representative system / Direct democracy in the federation / The nationalisation of the railroads / The state for the workers / Industrial peace / Municipal ownership / The co-operative movement / Swiss socialism / Effects of the referendum and initiative / The fruits of democracy. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

Keywords: politics politique Switzerland Suisse-Générale, Switzerland-general, Schweiz-allgemein economy économie history histoire history of economics hist-économique democracies, democracy démocratie