political representation

In States of Credit, David Stasavage explains why city-states were able to create long-term debt as early as the 13^th century, whereas territorial states began to do so only in the 16^th century. This research has major implications for our understanding of state formation and economic growth.

Hélène Landemore : Bernard Manin and Nadia Urbinati, you both have written books with apparently similar titles, respectively The principles of representative government (1997) and Representative Democracy: Principles and Genealogy (2006). I would like to organize the discussion around the question of whether representative democracy is an contradiction in terms or the true essence of democracy. I will break down the theme into more manageable questions.