Democracy and Decision

The Pure Theory of Electoral Preference

Inbunden, Engelska, 1993

Av Geoffrey Brennan, Geoffrey Brennan, Loren Lomasky, Canberra) Brennan, Geoffrey (Australian National University, Ohio) Lomasky, Loren (Bowling Green State University, H. Geoffrey Brennan, Loren E. Lomasky

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Do voters in large scale democracies reliably vote for the electoral outcomes most in their interest? Much of the literature on voting predicts that they do, but this book argues that fully rational voters will not, in fact, consistently vote for the political outcomes they prefer. The authors offer a theory of voting which they term an 'expressive' theory of electoral politics. This theory is shown to be more coherent and more consistent with actual observed voting behaviour. This important book offers a compelling challenge to the central premises of the prevailing theories of voting behaviour.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1993-03-26
Mått161 x 242 x 22 mm
Vikt611 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor252
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521330404

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1. Ethics, politics and public choice; 2. The logic of electoral choice; 3. The nature of expressive returns; 4. The analytics of decisiveness; 5. The theory of electoral outcome: implications for public choice theory; 6. From anecdote to analysis; 7. Interpreting the numbers; 8. Consensus, efficiency and contractarian justification; 9. Paternalism, self-paternalism and the state; 10. Towards a democratic morality; 11. Constitutional implications; Bibliography.