Social Choice and Legitimacy: The Possibilities of Impossibility by John W. Patt

Description: Social Choice and Legitimacy by John W. Patty, Elizabeth Maggie Penn Governing requires choices, and hence trade-offs between conflicting goals or criteria. This book asserts that legitimate governance requires explanations for such trade-offs and then demonstrates that such explanations can always be found, though not for every possible choice. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Governing requires choices, and hence trade-offs between conflicting goals or criteria. This book asserts that legitimate governance requires explanations for such trade-offs and then demonstrates that such explanations can always be found, though not for every possible choice. In so doing, John W. Patty and Elizabeth Maggie Penn use the tools of social choice theory to provide a new and discriminating theory of legitimacy. In contrast with both earlier critics and defenders of social choice theory, Patty and Penn argue that the classic impossibility theorems of Arrow, Gibbard, and Satterthwaite are inescapably relevant to, and indeed justify, democratic institutions. Specifically, these institutions exist to do more than simply make policy - through their procedures and proceedings, these institutions make sense of the trade-offs required when controversial policy decisions must be made. Author Biography John W. Patty is Associate Professor of Political Science at Washington University, St Louis. His research focuses on mathematical models of political institutions. His work has been published in various journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, Games and Economic Behavior, the Journal of Politics, the Journal of Theoretical Politics, the Quarterly Journal of Political Science, and Social Choice and Welfare. He also co-authored Learning While Governing (2013) with Sean Gailmard, which won the William H. Riker Prize awarded by the Political Economy Section of the American Political Science Association for the best book published on political economy. Elizabeth Maggie Penn is Associate Professor of Political Science at Washington University, St Louis. A formal political theorist whose work focuses on social choice theory and political institutions, her work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the Journal of Theoretical Politics, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Public Choice, Social Choice and Welfare, and Complexity. Table of Contents Part I. The Ubiquity of Aggregation: 1. Goals and trade-offs; 2. The debates surrounding social choice; 3. Social choice defended; Part II. A Theory of Legitimate Choice: 4. Legitimacy and choice; 5. Principles and legitimate choice; 6. A social choice theory of legitimacy; 7. Theory and method; Part III. Legitimate Policy Making in Practice: 8. Legislative legitimacy and judicial review; 9. Structuring discussion; 10. Administrative legitimacy; 11. Conclusion. Review Patty and Penns Social Choice and Legitimacy is a brilliant and breathtaking work. Its innovative reconceptualization of social choice theory offers new and powerful responses to long-standing questions about legitimacy in modern governance. Dynamic historical and contemporary examples further clarify how legitimacy is produced. The book is a worthy successor to Amartya Sens Collective Choice and Social Welfare and to JÜrgen Habermas Between Facts and Norms. It is an important advance and a deeply rewarding read. Arthur Lupia, Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science, University of MichiganPatty and Penn breathe new life into social choice theory. While reinterpreting old debates with wisdom and care, they develop a fresh and powerful theory of legitimacy. This book will profit anyone who cares about the difficult choices we make and the grounds on which we make them. Best of all, their main discussion, while rigorous, does not require that readers possess advanced technical skills in order to engage the key arguments. Michael A. Neblo, Ohio State UniversitySocial choice theory provides axiomatic logic that there exists no nondictatorial method of collectively ranking alternatives. What then can be said of democratic outcomes? In this compelling book, Patty and Penn use formal logic and case studies to demonstrate how democratic institutions employ procedures that result in policy outcomes that, though not ideal, will be legitimate. Scott E. Page, Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Political Science, Complex Systems and Economics, University of MichiganPatty and Penn offer a brilliant and creative reinterpretation of seminal results in social choice theory. They use this platform to develop an axiomatic theory of legitimacy, rooted in the notion of principled decision making. The book brings much-needed analytical rigor and clarity to central debates in democratic theory. The authors go to great lengths to make the argument accessible to a nontechnical audience and to illustrate the theory with a series of empirical applications. This is a profound and provocative book that should be on the must-read list of democratic and social choice theorists alike. Georg Vanberg, Duke University Promotional Asserts that legitimate governance requires explanations for trade-offs between conflicting goals and demonstrates that such explanations can always be found. Review Quote "Patty and Penns Social Choice and Legitimacy is a brilliant and breathtaking work. Its innovative reconceptualization of social choice theory offers new and powerful responses to long-standing questions about legitimacy in modern governance. Dynamic historical and contemporary examples further clarify how legitimacy is produced. The book is a worthy successor to Amartya Sens Collective Choice and Social Welfare and to J Promotional "Headline" Asserts that legitimate governance requires explanations for trade-offs between conflicting goals and demonstrates that such explanations can always be found. Description for Bookstore Governing requires choices, and hence trade-offs between conflicting goals or criteria. This book asserts that legitimate governance requires explanations for such trade-offs and then demonstrates that such explanations can always be found, though not for every possible choice. Description for Library Governing requires choices, and hence trade-offs between conflicting goals or criteria. This book asserts that legitimate governance requires explanations for such trade-offs and then demonstrates that such explanations can always be found, though not for every possible choice. Details ISBN0521138337 Author Elizabeth Maggie Penn Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2014 ISBN-10 0521138337 ISBN-13 9780521138338 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle The Possibilities of Impossibility Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Pages 222 Short Title SOCIAL CHOICE & LEGITIMACY Language English DEWEY 320.011 Affiliation Washington University, St Louis Publication Date 2014-07-31 Illustrations 7 Tables, unspecified; 2 Line drawings, unspecified UK Release Date 2014-07-31 AU Release Date 2014-07-31 NZ Release Date 2014-07-31 Series Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions Alternative 9780521191012 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91378271;

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