citizens' initiative and referendum
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Prospects for more democracy in Great Britain. By Michael Wallace-Macpherson
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Further information about citizens' initiative and referendum, democracy and government may be obtained from:
The University of Geneva's Research and Documentation Centre on Direct Democracy (best viewed with Netscape)
The Initiative and Referendum Institute
Miroslav Kolar's direct democracy web pages
Brian Beedham's article published in The Economist
The Referenda Society
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Essex ENGLANDOr send enquiries to Citizens' Initiative I&R
Recommended reading:
Kris W. Kobach (Yale University), The Referendum: Direct Democracy in Switzerland. Dartmouth Publishing Co. (England & Vermont) 1993 ISBN 1-85521-397-4