Between liberalism and democracy

We study and characterize axiomatically a class of voting rules, called consent rules, that incorporate aspects of majoritarianism and liberalism. An outcome of the vote specifies who among the voters are eligible to a certain right or qualification. Each outcome serves also as a permissible ballot....

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Published inJournal of economic theory Vol. 110; no. 2; pp. 213 - 233
Main Authors Samet, Dov, Schmeidler, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier Inc 01.06.2003
Elsevier
Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Inc
SeriesJournal of Economic Theory
Subjects
Consent
Consent rules
Democracy
Economic models
Economic theory
Liberalism
Majority
Pareto optimum
Self-determination
Studies
Voter behavior
Voting
Consent rules
Voting
Democracy
D70
D72
Self-determination
D71
Liberalism
Majority
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Summary:We study and characterize axiomatically a class of voting rules, called consent rules, that incorporate aspects of majoritarianism and liberalism. An outcome of the vote specifies who among the voters are eligible to a certain right or qualification. Each outcome serves also as a permissible ballot. Consent rules are parameterized by the weights given to individuals in determining their own qualification. In one of these rules, the liberal rule, each individual's qualification is determined by her. In other rules, an individual's qualification requires social consent in various degrees. We also show the relation between self-determination and the liberal rule.
ISSN:0022-0531
1095-7235
DOI:10.1016/S0022-0531(03)00080-2