Majority decisions : principles and practices /

"This book presents the most complete set of analytical, normative, and historical discussions of majority decision making to date. One chapter critically addresses the social-choice approach to majority decisions, whereas another presents an alternative to that approach. Extensive case studies...

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Main Authors: Novak, Stéphanie (Author, Editor), Elster, Jon, 1940- (Author, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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505 0 |a Putting faith to the ballot -- Nested majorities -- The issue of majority in a federal system: Constituent power and amendment of the federal compact -- The reception of social choice theory by democratic theory -- What should "majority decision" mean? -- The force of majority rule -- Tyranny and brutality of the majority -- Two effects of a high threshold of qualified majority -- Democracy, judgment, and juries -- Majority rules in constitutional democracies: Some remarks about theory and practice -- The majoritarian threat to democracy: Constitutional courts and the democratic pact. 
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