Securities Against Misrule: Juries, Assemblies, Elections

ISBN-13: 9781107031739 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 338 str.

Jon Elster

Opis

This publication proposes a normative theory of collective decision making, inspired by Jeremy Bentham but not including his utilitarian philosophy.

Recenzje

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Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The normative study of collective decision making; 2. Ignorance, secrecy, and publicity in jury decision making; 3. A dialogue with Bentham; 4. The optimal design of constituent assemblies; 5. Cross-voting: a study in failure; 6. Conclusion.