Rule by multiple majorities : a new theory of popular control /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ingham, Sean, 1981- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Series:Political economy of institutions and decisions.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1993965
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • First attempts
  • An objection from social choice theory
  • The concept of control
  • Rule by multiple majorities
  • Retrospective voting and control
  • On a normative theory of democracy
  • Conclusion.