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Since the rational voter model was first introduced, the issue of voting determinants has been the subject of extensive study. Moreover, the significance of the democratic process has long been a subject of extensive study and controversy. This study addresses a related pair of issues and offers some challenges for students of voting, the voting process, and the nature of democracy to ponder. The two issues are: (1) what does democracy mean? and (2) which is the best or least bad of these various choices.
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Tullock, G. Some Thoughts on the Voting Process. Atl Econ J 34, 41–46 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11293-006-6119-5
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