TY  - GEN
N2  - Richard Posner argues for a conception of the liberal state based on pragmatic theories of government. He views the actions of elected officials as guided by interests rather than by reason and the decisions of judges by discretion rather than by rules. He emphasizes the institutional and material, rather than moral and deliberative, factors in democratic decision making. Posner argues that democracy is best viewed as a competition for power by means of regular elections. Citizens should not be expected to play a significant role in making complex public policy regarding, say, taxes or missile defense.
DO  - 10.4159/9780674042292
DO  - doi
AB  - Richard Posner argues for a conception of the liberal state based on pragmatic theories of government. He views the actions of elected officials as guided by interests rather than by reason and the decisions of judges by discretion rather than by rules. He emphasizes the institutional and material, rather than moral and deliberative, factors in democratic decision making. Posner argues that democracy is best viewed as a competition for power by means of regular elections. Citizens should not be expected to play a significant role in making complex public policy regarding, say, taxes or missile defense.
T1  - Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy /
AU  - Posner, Richard A., 
JF  - HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
JF  - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
CN  - KF384
LA  - eng
LA  - In English.
ID  - 1478663
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - Democracy.
KW  - Justice, Administration of
KW  - Pragmatism.
KW  - Rule of law
KW  - LAW / General.
SN  - 9780674042292
TI  - Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy /
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