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Rule by Multiple Majorities: A New Theory of Popular Control: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions

Autor Sean Ingham
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 6 feb 2019
What does it mean to say that citizens have control over their leaders? In a democracy, citizens should have some control over how they are governed. If they do not participate directly in making policy, they ought to maintain control over the public officials who design policy on their behalf. Rule by Multiple Majorities develops a novel theory of popular control: an account of what it is, why democracy's promise of popular control is compatible with what we know about actual democracies, and why it matters. While social choice theory suggests there is no such thing as a 'popular will' in societies with at least minimal diversity of opinion, Ingham argues that multiple, overlapping majorities can nonetheless have control, at the same time. After resolving this conceptual puzzle, the author explains why popular control is a realistic and compelling ideal for democracies, notwithstanding voters' low levels of information and other shortcomings.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108497046
ISBN-10: 1108497047
Pagini: 202
Ilustrații: 7 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 158 x 234 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

1. Introduction; 2. First attempts; 3. An objection from social choice theory; 4. The concept of control; 5. Rule by multiple majorities; 6. Retrospective voting and control; 7. On a normative theory of democracy; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Explores how multiple, overlapping majorities can have control in a democracy.