Power, Voting, and Voting Power

by Manfred J. Holler

Book Overview

Any normative theory of democracy involves notions of equity, which are supposed to guide collective decisions. On the other hand, a descriptive theory of any decision-making body must take into account the distribution of power in that body. The development of collective decision theory along two different paths reflects these two foci of interest in the theory of democracy. One direction can be subsumed under the theory of social choice, the other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662004135
• ISBN13: 9783662004135
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Physica-Verlag
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"