{"product_id":"democracy-and-decision-the-pure-theory-of-electoral-preference-hardback-9780521330404","title":"Democracy and Decision; The Pure Theory of Electoral Preference (Hardback) 9780521330404","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDemocracy and Decision\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Pure Theory of Electoral Preference\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis important book offers a compelling challenge to the central premises of the prevailing theories of voting behaviour.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeoffrey Brennan (Edited by), Loren Lomasky (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521330404, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 March 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages, 5 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.2 x 16.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.611 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Few topics are more important to maintaining a liberal social order than is the democratic political process, and few recent books are likely to do more to motivate fresh thinking on this process than Democracy and Decision.\"   Public Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDo voters in large scale democracies reliably vote for the electoral outcomes most in their interest? Much of the literature on voting predicts that they do, but this book argues that fully rational voters will not, in fact, consistently vote for the political outcomes they prefer. The authors offer a theory of voting which they term an 'expressive' theory of electoral politics. This theory is shown to be more coherent and more consistent with actual observed voting behaviour. This important book offers a compelling challenge to the central premises of the prevailing theories of voting behaviour.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Ethics, politics and public choice\u003cbr\u003e 2. The logic of electoral choice\u003cbr\u003e 3. The nature of expressive returns\u003cbr\u003e 4. The analytics of decisiveness\u003cbr\u003e 5. The theory of electoral outcome: implications for public choice theory\u003cbr\u003e 6. From anecdote to analysis\u003cbr\u003e 7. Interpreting the numbers\u003cbr\u003e 8. Consensus, efficiency and contractarian justification\u003cbr\u003e 9. Paternalism, self-paternalism and the state\u003cbr\u003e 10. Towards a democratic morality\u003cbr\u003e 11. Constitutional implications\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005907063064,"sku":"9780521330404","price":46.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521330404_0fd320d4-a302-4868-87d1-fc17d2cf24d7.gif?v=1691375237","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/democracy-and-decision-the-pure-theory-of-electoral-preference-hardback-9780521330404","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}