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Democratic Devices and Desires - Couverture souple

Brennan, Geoffrey

 
9780521639774: Democratic Devices and Desires
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521639778 ISBN 13 : 9780521639774
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This book offers an account of key features of modern representative democracy. Working from the rational actor tradition, it builds a middle ground between orthodox political theory and the economic analysis of politics. Standard economic models of politics emphasise the design of the institutional devices of democracy as operated by essentially self-interested individuals. This book departs from that model by focusing on democratic desires alongside democratic devices, stressing that important aspects of democracy depend on the motivation of democrats and the interplay between devices and desires. Individuals are taken to be not only rational, but also somewhat moral. The authors argue that this approach provides access to aspects of the debate on democratic institutions that are beyond the narrowly economic model. They apply their analysis to voting, elections, representation, political departments and the separation and division of powers, providing a wide-ranging discussion of the design of democratic institutions.

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This book offers an account of key features of modern representative democracy. Working from the rational actor tradition, it builds a middle ground between orthodox political theory and the economic analysis of politics. Standard economic models of politics emphasise the design of the institutional devices of democracy as operated by essentially self-interested individuals. This book departs from that model by focusing on democratic desires alongside democratic devices, stressing that important aspects of democracy depend on the motivation of democrats and the interplay between devices and desires. Individuals are taken to be not only rational, but also somewhat moral. The authors argue that this approach provides access to aspects of the debate on democratic institutions that are beyond the narrowly economic model. They apply their analysis to voting, elections, representation, political departments and the separation and division of powers, providing a wide-ranging discussion of the design of democratic institutions.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521639778
ISBN 13 
9780521639774
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
278
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Avery
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Dardilly
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9780521630207: Democratic Devices and Desires

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ISBN 10 :  0521630207 ISBN 13 :  9780521630207
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2000
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