TY  - GEN
T1  - Rule by multiple majorities : a new theory of popular control
T2  - Political economy of institutions and decisions.
A1  - Ingham, Sean, 1981-
LA  - English
PP  - Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
YR  - 2019
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1083686014
AB  - What does it mean to say that citizens have control over their leaders? In a democracy, citizens should have some control over how they are governed. If they do not participate directly in making policy, they ought to maintain control over the public officials who design policy on their behalf. Rule by Multiple Majorities develops a novel theory of popular control: an account of what it is, why democracy's promise of popular control is compatible with what we know about actual democracies, and why it matters. While social choice theory suggests there is no such thing as a 'popular will' in societies with at least minimal diversity of opinion, Ingham argues that multiple, overlapping majorities can nonetheless have control, at the same time. After resolving this conceptual puzzle, the author explains why popular control is a realistic and compelling ideal for democracies, notwithstanding voters' low levels of information and other shortcomings.
OP  - 190
CN  - JC423
SN  - 9781108683821
SN  - 1108683827
SN  - 9781108752374
SN  - 1108752373
SN  - 9781108497046
SN  - 1108497047
SN  - 9781108739443
SN  - 110873944X
KW  - Democracy.
KW  - Majorities.
KW  - General will.
KW  - Majorité (Droit constitutionnel)
KW  - Volonté générale.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : General.
KW  - Democracy
KW  - General will
KW  - Majorities
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -