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Referendums have been in increasing evidence all over the democratic world - notably in connection with the evolution of the European Community and the breakup of the Soviet Union. This analysis of the strengths and weakness of referendums looks at how they fit the requirements of democracy.
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Fukuyama et al. (1995) studied this question.
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