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Proposals for a Democracy of the Future

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  • Bruno S. Frey

    (University of Basel
    CREMA – Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts)

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This contribution focuses on how direct participation of citizens in the political process could be further developed in order to still be prosperous in the future. Recently, there have been strong attacks against existing democracy. The issue dealt with is where, when, and to what extent such participation rights should exist. The intention is to introduce novel ideas rather than to (formally) re-analyze well-known concepts. Several concrete proposals of how direct participation rights could be reformed are presented. This discussion is based on the Public Choice approach.

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  • Bruno S. Frey, 2017. "Proposals for a Democracy of the Future," Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics, Springer, vol. 34(1), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:homoec:v:34:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1007_s41412-017-0040-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s41412-017-0040-9
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    Keywords

    Direct democracy; Voting weights; Referendums; Random decisions; Elections;
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    JEL classification:

    • D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
    • D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • H10 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - General
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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