Social Choice and Legitimacy The Possibilities of Impossibility |
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| Author:
| Patty, John W.
Penn, Elizabeth Maggie |
| Series title: | Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-03088-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | AUD $270.00 |
Book Description:
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Governing requires choices, and hence trade-offs between conflicting goals or criteria. This book asserts that legitimate governance requires explanations for such trade-offs and then demonstrates that such explanations can always be found, though not for every possible choice.
Governing requires choices, and hence trade-offs between conflicting goals or criteria. This book asserts that legitimate governance requires explanations for such trade-offs and then demonstrates that such explanations can always be found, though not for every possible choice.