03440nam 2200637 a 450 991045751700332120200520144314.01-283-44897-197866134489720-262-30170-99786613448972(CKB)2550000000078977(SSID)ssj0000598920(PQKBManifestationID)11399295(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000598920(PQKBWorkID)10595901(PQKB)10844448(MiAaPQ)EBC3339379(OCoLC)776202541(OCoLC)776813699(OCoLC)785775651(OCoLC)785776868(OCoLC)817058245(OCoLC)824108011(OCoLC)827890156(OCoLC)857960969(OCoLC)961485686(OCoLC)962621280(OCoLC)990741673(OCoLC)1055314689(OCoLC)1065909797(OCoLC)1081262781(OCoLC-P)776202541(MaCbMITP)9195(Au-PeEL)EBL3339379(CaPaEBR)ebr10528246(CaONFJC)MIL344897(OCoLC)776202541(EXLCZ)99255000000007897720110728d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDemocracy despite itself[electronic resource] why a system that shouldn't work at all works so well /Danny Oppenheimer and Mike EdwardsCambridge, Mass. MIT Press2012245 pBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-52521-6 0-262-01723-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Democracy is crazy -- pt. 2. Restoring some sanity."Voters often make irrational decisions based on inaccurate and irrelevant information. Politicians are often inept, corrupt, or out of touch with the will of the people. Elections can be determined by the design of the ballot and the gerrymandered borders of a district. And yet, despite voters who choose candidates according to the boxer--brief dichotomy and politicians who struggle to put together a coherent sentence, democracy works exceptionally well: citizens of democracies are healthier, happier, and freer than citizens of other countries. In Democracy Despite Itself, Danny Oppenheimer, a psychologist, and Mike Edwards, a political scientist, explore this paradox: How can democracy lead to such successful outcomes when the defining characteristic of democracy -- elections -- is so flawed?Oppenheimer and Edwards argue that democracy works because regular elections, no matter how flawed, produce a variety of unintuitive, positive consequences. The brilliance of democracy, write Oppenheimer and Edwards, does not lie in the people's ability to pick superior leaders. It lies in the many ways that it subtly encourages the flawed people and their flawed leaders to work toward building a better society"--Publisher's description.DemocracyPsychological aspectsVotingPsychological aspectsElectronic books.DemocracyPsychological aspects.VotingPsychological aspects.321.8Oppenheimer Danny915790Edwards Mike1978-915791MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457517003321Democracy despite itself2053023UNINA