Ilya Somin

Democracy and Political Ignorance

Why Smaller Government Is Smarter, Second Edition

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Produktbeschreibung

Ilya Somin is Professor at the George Mason University School of Law. Somin writes regularly for the Volokh Conspiracy law and politics blog at the Washington Post. He is also the author of The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain (2015), and coauthor of A Conspiracy Against Obamacare: The Volokh Conspiracy and the Health Care Case (2013).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stanford University Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780804798037
• ISBN-10: 0804798036
• Artikelnr.: 44382696

Autorenporträt

Ilya Somin is Professor at the George Mason University School of Law. Somin writes regularly for the Volokh Conspiracy law and politics blog at the Washington Post. He is also the author of The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain (2015), and coauthor of A Conspiracy Against Obamacare: The Volokh Conspiracy and the Health Care Case (2013).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Extent of Political Ignorance
2. Do Voters Know Enough?
3. The Rationality of Political Ignorance
4. The Shortcomings of Shortcuts
5. Foot Voting vs. Ballot Box Voting
6. Political Ignorance and Judicial Review
7. Can Voter Knowledge Be Increased?
Conclusion