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Tragic Choices and Collective Decision-Making: An Empirical Study of Voter Preferences for Alternative Collective Decision-Making Mechanisms

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  • Pommerehne, Werner W
  • Hart, Albert
  • Schneider, Friedrich

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Central to this paper has been the idea that there might be a demand on the part of the citizens for having specific decision-mechanisms in specific types of situations. This demand cannot be deduced on purely theoretical grounds, but rather should be registered case by case. Theory might help in categorizing classes of situations where decisions can be tackled with the same approach. In any case, the choice of a decision-mechanism should not be left completely at the discretion of the policymaker if the citizen's welfare is to be promoted in a suitable way. Copyright 1997 by Royal Economic Society.

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  • Pommerehne, Werner W & Hart, Albert & Schneider, Friedrich, 1997. "Tragic Choices and Collective Decision-Making: An Empirical Study of Voter Preferences for Alternative Collective Decision-Making Mechanisms," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 107(442), pages 618-635, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecj:econjl:v:107:y:1997:i:442:p:618-35
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    1. Dolan, Paul & Edlin, Richard & Tsuchiya, Aki & Wailoo, Allan, 2007. "It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it: Characteristics of procedural justice and their importance in social decision-making," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 64(1), pages 157-170, September.

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