ISBN:
9781107031739
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (338 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Securities against Misrule : Juries, Assemblies, Elections
DDC:
302.3
Keywords:
Abuse of administrative power ; Prevention
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Bentham, Jeremy ; 1748-1832
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Group decision making
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Representative government and representation ; Decision making
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This book proposes a normative theory of collective decision making, inspired by Jeremy Bentham but not including his utilitarian philosophy
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Normative Study of Collective Decision Making; I. introduction: individual choice; II. Collective Decisions; III. Collective Decision-Making Processes; IV. Good Collective Decisions; V. Good Collective Decision-Making Procedures; Arguing Toward Unanimity; Deciding by Aggregation; Deciding by Bargaining; VI. Strategic Behavior; Strategic Uses of Argument; Strategic Behavior in Aggregation; VII. The Benthamite Approach to Collective Decision Making; 2 Ignorance, Secrecy, and Publicity in Jury Decision Making; I. Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
II. Composing the Pool, the Panel, and the JuryIII. The Trial; IV. Jury Deliberation and Voting; ; Choice of Foreperson; Communication Among the Jurors; Recording Jury Deliberations; Giving Reasons; Revealing the Deliberations; Open or Secret Voting; Revealing the Number of Votes and the Identity of Voters; V. Conclusion; 3 A Dialogue with Bentham; I. Introduction; II. Aptitude of Voters; III. Aptitude of Deputies; IV. Constitutionalism and Rights; V. Bentham and Condorcet; VI. Conclusion; 4 The Optimal Design of Constituent Assemblies; I. Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
II. The Task of the Constituent AssemblyIII. Location of the Assembly; IV. The Size and Duration of the Assembly; V. Elections to the Assembly; VI. Secrecy and Publicity - Interest and Passion; VII. Ratifying the Constitution; VIII. Conclusion; 5 Cross-Voting: A Study in Failure; I. Introduction; II. Voters and Eligibles; III. Cross-Voting at the Estates-General; IV. Cross-Voting in the United States, 1787-1789; V. Some Contemporary Examples; VI. Conclusion: The Fragility of Incentive Systems; Conclusion; I. Costs; II. Diversity; III. Overrides; IV. Indeterminacy; V. Political Will
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