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Author McGann, Anthony J.

Title The logic of democracy : reconciling equality, deliberation, and minority protection / Anthony McGann.

Publication Info. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2006]
©2006

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  JC423 .M384 2006    Available  ---
Description 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Michigan studies in political analysis
Michigan studies in political analysis.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Groundwork : political equality and political institutions -- Political equality in electoral systems : equality implies proportionality -- Political equality in decision rules : equality implies majority rule -- Minority protection, rights, and supermajoritarianism -- Deliberation, rationality, and representation -- The logical bases of deliberative democracy : the limits of consensus -- Political equality in practice : stability and economic outcomes in the consensual democracies -- Conclusions: Political equality and the beauty of cycling.
Subject Democracy.
Democracy.
Representative government and representation.
Representative government and representation.
Minorities -- Civil rights.
Minorities -- Civil rights.
ISBN 0472099493 cloth alkaline paper
0472069497 paperback alkaline paper
Standard No. 9780472099498
9780472069491