Liberalism Against Populism: A Confrontation Between the Theory of Democracy and the Theory of Social Choice by William H. Riker

Liberalism Against Populism: A Confrontation Between the Theory of Democracy and the Theory of Social Choice

William H. Riker

311 pages • first pub 1982 (view editions)

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The discoveries of social choice theory have undermined the simple and unrealistic 19th century notions of democracy, especially the expectation that electoral institutions smoothly translate popular will directly into public policy. One response ...

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