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Well-Intentioned Fantasy? A Comment on “Proposals for a Democracy of the Future” by Bruno Frey

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  • Sean Fox

    (University of Bristol)

  • Ron Johnston

    (University of Bristol)

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We argue that Frey’s proposals are utopian and impractical, focusing on four key issues: the complexity of decision-making; politicians’ and technocrats’ importance in decision making processes; reconciling the geography of political rights in a globalising world; and recognizing how power frames political discourse and outcomes.

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  • Sean Fox & Ron Johnston, 2017. "Well-Intentioned Fantasy? A Comment on “Proposals for a Democracy of the Future” by Bruno Frey," Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics, Springer, vol. 34(2), pages 229-235, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:homoec:v:34:y:2017:i:2:d:10.1007_s41412-017-0048-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s41412-017-0048-1
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    1. Dahl, Robert A., 1967. "The City in the Future of Democracy," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 61(4), pages 953-970, December.
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    1. Benoît Maux, 2018. "On the Necessary and Sufficient Condition for Increasing Direct Participation Rights in Democracies: Comment on “Proposals for a Democracy of the Future” by Bruno S. Frey," Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics, Springer, vol. 35(1), pages 101-109, June.
    2. Peter Brouwer & Klaas Staal, 2018. "The Democracy of the Future: Do Voters Want It?," Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics, Springer, vol. 35(1), pages 133-141, June.

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    Keywords

    Democracy; Voting procedures; Equality; Rights;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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