Politics by Principle, Not Interest

Politics by Principle, Not Interest

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Buchanan James M.
Cambridge University Press
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The very logic of majority rule implies unequal treatment or discrimination. If left unconstrained, majority coalitions will promote the interests of their own members at the expense of other persons. This book focuses on the effects of applying a generality constraint on the political process. Under this requirement, majorities would be constitutionally prohibited from treating different persons and groups differently. The generality principle is familiar in that all persons are to be treated equally. In summary, this book extends the generality norm to politics. Several defences of equal treatment or generality are developed and applied. These include the familiar intuition that invokes fairness. But the primary argument here is centred on political efficiency, which is increased when governments are constrained to treat persons or groups generally rather than differentially. The political efficiency defence of the generality constraint is based on a public choice analysis of the implication of majoritarian discrimination.
EAN 9780521031325
ISBN 052103132X
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date November 23, 2006
Pages 192
Language English
Dimensions 229 x 152 x 11
Country United Kingdom
Authors Buchanan James M.; Congleton Roger D.
Illustrations 2 Tables, unspecified; 18 Line drawings, unspecified