Social choice and legitimacy : the possibilities of impossibility /

Governing requires choices, and hence trade-offs between conflicting goals or criteria. This book asserts that legitimate governance requires explanations for such trade-offs and then demonstrates that such explanations can always be found, though not for every possible choice. In so doing, John W....

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Main Authors:	Patty, John W. (Author), Penn, Elizabeth Maggie, 1977- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:	Political economy of institutions and decisions.
Subjects:	Social choice > Political aspects. Rational choice theory > Political aspects. Legitimacy of governments. Government accountability. POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.