Democratic devices and desires /
This book offers a novel approach to the analysis of democracy, and an application of that approach to a variety of democratic institutions, including elections, representation, political parties and the separation of powers. Standard economic approaches to politics concentrate on the design of inst...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2000
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| Series: | Theories of institutional design.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book offers a novel approach to the analysis of democracy, and an application of that approach to a variety of democratic institutions, including elections, representation, political parties and the separation of powers. Standard economic approaches to politics concentrate on the design of institutions and the role of individuals motivated by self-interest. The authors incorporate a broader view of political motivation, assuming individuals are moral as well as rational, and provide a wide-ranging discussion of the design of democratic institutions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 267 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-263) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511040075 9780511040078 9780511490194 0511490194 0521630207 9780521630207 9780511050893 0511050895 0511156316 9780511156311 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
