Designing Democracy : Ideas for Better Rules
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2005
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
3642061214
ISBN-13
9783642061219
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1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Country of Manufacture
DE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 13th, 2010
Print length
244 Pages
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While liberal democracies are the best systems of self-governance for societies, they rarely invoke great enthusiasm. Examples of such rules include the flexible majority rule where the size of the ma jority required depends on the proposal, or the rule that only those belonging to the winning majority can be taxed.
Incentive Contracts and Elections.- Overview.- Unobservability and Short-Termism in Long-Term Policies.- Short-Termism and Competition for Incentive Contracts.- Reelection Thresholds.- Effort Incentives and Monetary Rewards.- Limits to Incentive Contracts in Politics.- Rules for Decision-Making and Agenda Setting.- Overiview.- Examples for Agenda Rules.- Flexible Majority Rules.- Democratic Mechanisms.- Fair Division.
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