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.
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505 0 |a Part I. The Ubiquity of Aggregation: 1. Goals and trade-offs; 2. The debates surrounding social choice; 3. Social choice defended -- Part II. A Theory of Legitimate Choice: 4. Legitimacy and choice; 5. Principles and legitimate choice; 6. A social choice theory of legitimacy; 7. Theory and method -- Part III. Legitimate Policy Making in Practice: 8. Legislative legitimacy and judicial review; 9. Structuring discussion; 10. Administrative legitimacy; 11. Conclusion.. 
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