Making direct democracy work: a rational-actor perspective on the graphe paranomon in ancient Athens
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Keywords
Ancient Athens; Graphe paranomon; Direct democracy; Judicial review; Voter information; Stability of policy; Jury composition;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- N4 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation
- N43 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Europe: Pre-1913
- H1 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government
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