The intelligence of democracy: decision making through mutual adjustment

acceptable achieve actual adaptation advantages adverse agencies agreed agreement already alternative American analysis appear authority bargaining called central coordination Chapter choice citizens claim collective committee common complex concept condition consent consequences considered consistent cooperative course criteria decision maker deference defined demands desired discipline discussion effect equality evaluation example executive existing fact given governmental hand Hence important induce influence interest interest groups issues kind leaders least legislators less limited majority manipulation means ment method move negotiation organization overview participants particular partisan mutual adjustment party political position possible practice preferences present Press principle problem proposition question reason relations represented respect response result role rule sense shared simply sion situation social solving sometimes specific synoptic taken tion turn values variety various vote weights widely wishes