LEADER 04946nam 22007092 450 001 9910808200703321 005 20160127094543.0 010 $a1-107-23786-6 010 $a1-107-30184-X 010 $a1-107-31248-5 010 $a1-107-25495-7 010 $a1-107-30693-0 010 $a1-107-30913-1 010 $a1-107-31468-2 010 $a1-139-38276-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000338722 035 $a(EBL)1113107 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000834757 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11462233 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000834757 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10981857 035 $a(PQKB)10452916 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139382762 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1113107 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1113107 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10695295 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL485859 035 $a(OCoLC)841810004 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000338722 100 $a20120410d2013|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSecurities against misrule $ejuries, assemblies, elections /$fby Jon Elster$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 324 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-64995-1 311 $a1-107-03173-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Normative Study of Collective Decision Making; I. introduction: individual choice; II. Collective Decisions; III. Collective Decision-Making Processes; IV. Good Collective Decisions; V. Good Collective Decision-Making Procedures; Arguing Toward Unanimity; Deciding by Aggregation; Deciding by Bargaining; VI. Strategic Behavior; Strategic Uses of Argument; Strategic Behavior in Aggregation; VII. The Benthamite Approach to Collective Decision Making; 2 Ignorance, Secrecy, and Publicity in Jury Decision Making; I. Introduction 327 $aII. Composing the Pool, the Panel, and the JuryIII. The Trial; IV. Jury Deliberation and Voting; ; Choice of Foreperson; Communication Among the Jurors; Recording Jury Deliberations; Giving Reasons; Revealing the Deliberations; Open or Secret Voting; Revealing the Number of Votes and the Identity of Voters; V. Conclusion; 3 A Dialogue with Bentham; I. Introduction; II. Aptitude of Voters; III. Aptitude of Deputies; IV. Constitutionalism and Rights; V. Bentham and Condorcet; VI. Conclusion; 4 The Optimal Design of Constituent Assemblies; I. Introduction 327 $aII. The Task of the Constituent AssemblyIII. Location of the Assembly; IV. The Size and Duration of the Assembly; V. Elections to the Assembly; VI. Secrecy and Publicity - Interest and Passion; VII. Ratifying the Constitution; VIII. Conclusion; 5 Cross-Voting: A Study in Failure; I. Introduction; II. Voters and Eligibles; III. Cross-Voting at the Estates-General; IV. Cross-Voting in the United States, 1787-1789; V. Some Contemporary Examples; VI. Conclusion: The Fragility of Incentive Systems; Conclusion; I. Costs; II. Diversity; III. Overrides; IV. Indeterminacy; V. Political Will 327 $aReferencesIndex 330 $aElster proposes a normative theory of collective decision making, inspired by Jeremy Bentham but not including his utilitarian philosophy. The central proposal is that in designing democratic institutions one should reduce as much as possible the impact of self-interest, passion, prejudice and bias on the decision makers, and then let the chips fall where they may. There is no independently defined good outcome that institutions can track, nor is there any way of reliably selecting good decision makers. In addition to a long initial chapter that surveys theories of collective decision making, notably social choice theory, and a chapter expounding and discussing Bentham's views, historical chapters on the jury, constituent assemblies and electoral systems develop and illustrate the main ideas. This work draws on a welter of case studies and historical episodes, from Thucydides and Plutarch to the present. It is also grounded in psychology, behavioral economics and law. 606 $aRepresentative government and representation$xDecision making 606 $aAbuse of administrative power$xPrevention 606 $aGroup decision making 615 0$aRepresentative government and representation$xDecision making. 615 0$aAbuse of administrative power$xPrevention. 615 0$aGroup decision making. 676 $a302.3 686 $aPOL010000$2bisacsh 700 $aElster$b Jon$f1940-$035657 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808200703321 996 $aSecurities against misrule$93961645 997 $aUNINA