Author

Contributions

  • McCubbins, Mathew D. 1956- - Contributor

Publication

1998 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K, England

Language

English

Word Count

70,500 words, Guess

Page Count

282 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number97018130
  • Goodreads4959013
  • LibraryThing311351

Classifications

  • DDC306.2
  • LCCJA76 .L86 1998

Description

In The Democratic Dilemma, Professors Arthur Lupia and Mathew McCubbins explain how citizens make decisions about complex issues. Combining insights from economics, political science, and the cognitive sciences, they develop theories and experiments about learning and choice. They use these tools to identify the requirements for reasoned choice - the choice that a citizen would make if he or she possessed a certain (perhaps greater) level of knowledge. The results clarify debates about voter, juror, and legislator competence and also reveal how the design of political institutions affects citizens' abilities to govern themselves effectively.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Political economy of institutions and decisions

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