Considerations on Representative Government
Introduction '''''Considerations on Representative Government''''' is a book by John Stuart Mill published in 1861.
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:
References
External links *  Complete text of the book on Project Gutenberg*