''The Crisis of Democracy'' is a key report written in 1975 by Michel Crozier, [[Samuel P. Huntington]], and Joji Watanuki. The central thesis was:
''The Crisis of Democracy'' is a key report written in 1975 by Michel Crozier, [[Samuel P. Huntington]], and Joji Watanuki. The central thesis was:
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{{quotebox-float|The report observed the political state of the [[United States]], [[Europe]] and [[Japan]], and says that in the United States the problems of governance "stem from an excess of [[democracy]]" and thus calls for actions "to restore the prestige and authority of central government institutions."
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{{quotebox-float|The report observed the political state of the [[United States]], [[Europe]] and [[Japan]], and says that in the United States the problems of governance "stem from an excess of [[democracy]]" and thus calls for actions "to restore the prestige and authority of central government institutions."}}