The Calculus of Consent and Constitutional Design (Record no. 105075)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780387981710 |
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| Standard number or code | 10.1007/978-0-387-98171-0 |
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| Classification number | JA1-92 |
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| Subject category code | JPA |
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| Subject category code | POL000000 |
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| Classification number | 320 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dougherty, Keith L. |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Calculus of Consent and Constitutional Design |
| Medium | [electronic resource] / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by Keith L. Dougherty, Julian Edward. |
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| -- | New York, NY : |
| -- | Springer New York, |
| -- | 2011. |
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| Extent | XII, 120 p. |
| Other physical details | online resource. |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Studies in Public Choice, |
| International Standard Serial Number | 0924-4700 ; |
| Volume number/sequential designation | 20 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- Original Theories and Current Studies -- Clarifying Concepts -- Constitutional Decision Making -- Legislative Decision Making -- Electoral Decision Making -- Conclusion. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Buchanan and Tullock’s seminal work, The Calculus of Consent, linked economic methodology to substantive questions in political science. Among the major contributions of their book is a connection between constitutional decision making and contractarianism, a philosophical tradition that proponents believe can give institutions legitimacy. In other words, a major contribution of their book is a clear connection between empirical decision making and normative principles. The current book formalizes and extends their foundational ideas as it attempts to show how economic and philosophical arguments about the "best" voting rules can be used to improve constitutional design. It informs debates about constitutional political economy in comparative politics, democratic theory, and public choice. Political scientists often ask questions about what causes a nation to seek a new constitution, how constitutions are made, and what factors allow for corrupt decision making. The Calculus of Consent and Constitutional Design bridges the gap between normative questions about which institutions are most efficient and fair and empirical questions about how constitutions are formed. This provides a benchmark to help create better constitutions and informs empirical research about what institutions are most likely to succeed. The book begins by showing how contractarian ideals can be used to justify choices about decision-making. It then carefully defines several concepts employed by Buchanan and Tullock and shows why the relationships between these concepts may not be as closely linked as Buchanan and Tullock first thought. This provides a backdrop for analyzing the three phases of constitutional decision-making: 1) the constitutional phase, where rules for constitutional decision making must be justified; 2) the legislative phase, where the optimal k-majority rule is analyzed; and 3) the electoral phase, where the optimal voting rule for large electorates and open alternatives are determined. These phases differ by context and sources of legitimacy. Computational models and analytic techniques are introduced in each of these chapters. Finally, the book concludes with statements about the significance of the research for the creation of constitutions more broadly. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social sciences. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Political science |
| General subdivision | Philosophy. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social sciences |
| General subdivision | Methodology. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Political science. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social Sciences. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Political Science. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Political Philosophy. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Methodology of the Social Sciences. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Edward, Julian. |
| Relator term | author. |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Title | Springer eBooks |
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| Display text | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780387981703 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Studies in Public Choice, |
| -- | 0924-4700 ; |
| Volume number/sequential designation | 20 |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-98171-0 |
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