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Mechanisms of democracy : institutional design writ small /

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In established constitutional polities, Vermeule argues, law can and should - and to some extent already does - provide mechanisms of democracy: small-scale institutional devices and innovations that can have surprisingly large effects, promoting democratic values of impartial, accountable and delib...

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Main Author: Vermeule, Adrian, 1968-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Representative government and representation > United States.
Voting > United States.
Democracy > United States.
Judicial process > United States.
Public institutions > Decision making.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis.
Vote > États-Unis.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
Établissements publics > Prise de décision.
Démocratie locale > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Comparative.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Democracy
Judicial process
Public institutions > Decision making
Representative government and representation
Voting
United States
Demokratie
Politisches System
Verfassung
Democratie.
Instituties.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The veil of uncertainty
  • The limits of uncertainty
  • Submajority voting rules: forcing accountability
  • Absolute majority rules: optimizing accountability
  • Delegation, accountability and judging
  • Optimizing transparency: the budget process
  • Optimizing deliberation: constitutional issues in Congress
  • Conclusion: institutional design as a going concern.