science, leading some economists to highlight a contradiction between independence and democracy. Recent contributions …

This paper explores the economics of electoral democracy, an almost entirely neglected subject. Running for office … necessitates resources. But students of democracy have had almost nothing to say about how much money should be spent by candidates … or where that money should come from. As a result, there is a gaping void in the theory of democracy. Joseph A …

In liberal thought, democracy is guaranteed by the unity of community and government. The community of citizens elects … attempt to rethink democracy within the liberal tradition, the issue of the fracture of the unity of community and government … representation that implies serious limits to liberal democracy. This situation is particularly important for the agricultural and …