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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Novak, Stéphanie (Autor, Editor ), Elster, Jon, 1940- (Autor, Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Majorities > Case studies.
Democracy > Case studies.
Voting > Case studies.
Judicial review > Case studies.
Majorité (Droit constitutionnel) > Études de cas.
Vote > Études de cas.
Contrôle juridictionnel des lois > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Democracy.
Judicial review.
Majorities.
Voting.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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