On the Condition of Rightness of Democratic Choices in a Conventional-Spontaneous Order

Jean-Michel Josselin () and Alain Marciano

G.R.E.Q.A.M. from Universite Aix-Marseille III

Abstract: Our purpose is to investigate the normative content of democratic choices,in a spontaneous society. Conditions of rightness are obtained. They shap e a s stem of natural law as a local public good. The corresponding socialorganization is that of nearness societies, in the geographical space as well as in the space of preferences. Humean sympathy ensures homogeneous preferences; it prevents free-riding and rent-seeking as well. In this context, evolution bridges the gap between the 'is' and the 'ought'. However, attemps to enlarge the scope of such societies would require a formal contractarian order. The latter would have to define what rightness a prior means.

Keywords: DEMOCRACY; GROUPS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 1997
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