附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 450-467) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 A long, dark shadow over democratic politics; 2 The doctrine of democratic irrationalism; 3 Is democratic voting inaccurate?; 4 The Arrow general possibility theorem; 5 Is democracy meaningless? Arrow's condition of unrestricted domain; 6 Is democracy meaningless? Arrow's condition of the independence of irrelevant alternatives; 7 Strategic voting and agenda control; 8 Multidimensional chaos; 9 Assuming irrational actors: the Powell amendment.
摘要:A number of noted scholars have questioned the effectiveness and fairness of democratic voting. In this book Gerry Mackie confronts these doubts and examines their claims in detail, and finds that almost every one is erroneous. Mackie's book is a spirited and detailed defence of democratic governance.
