Proposals for a Democracy of the Future

Bruno Frey

Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics, 2017, vol. 34, issue 1, No 1, 9 pages

Abstract: Abstract This contribution focuses on how direct participation of citizens in the political process could be further developed in order to still be prosperous in the future. Recently, there have been strong attacks against existing democracy. The issue dealt with is where, when, and to what extent such participation rights should exist. The intention is to introduce novel ideas rather than to (formally) re-analyze well-known concepts. Several concrete proposals of how direct participation rights could be reformed are presented. This discussion is based on the Public Choice approach.

Keywords: Direct democracy; Voting weights; Referendums; Random decisions; Elections (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D02 D70 D72 H10 Z18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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