Informational Limits to Democratic Public Policy: The Jury Theorem, Yardstick Competition, and Ignorance

Condorcet's jury theorem provides a possible explanation for the success of democracies relative to other forms of government. In its modern form, the jury theorem predicts that majority decisions are well informed, because they are based upon far more information than possessed by any single i...

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Publié dans:Public Choice. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 132(2007), 3/4, Seite 333-352
Auteur principal: Congleton, Roger D. (Auteur)
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2007
Accès à la collection:Public Choice
Sujets:Jury theorem Rational ignorance Elections Delegation Expert's dilemma Information aggregation Yardstick competition Informational policies Liberal institutions Effectiveness of democracy plus... Majority rule Simulated elections H110 Economics Political science Law Philosophy