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Fairness and Direct Democracy [PDF]
The median voter model (direct democracy) has wide applicability, but it is based on selfish voters i.e. voters who derive utility solely from 'own' payoff.
Ali al-Nowaihi, Sanjit Dhami
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Baltic Journal of Law & Politics, 2013 The Estonian parliament is the only institution in the country that may call a referendum, i.e. the parliament itself can formulate the crucial question and put it forward for people to vote. The constitution, though, lacks the institution to harness the
Liivik Ero
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Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica, 2019 Direct democracy, the tradition of which dates back to ancient Athens, is now widely practised in many countries around the world. In this paper, a case study of participatory budgeting is given as an illustration of how residents can decide directly ...
Zofia Łapniewska
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.In this research, ZrC coatings are evaluated against various counterprobes at the microscale using novel super‐stiff atomic force microscopy cantilevers. The chemical composition of the coating is shown to be an important factor influencing coating hardness and Young's modulus, while surface roughness, counterprobe hardness, and surface energy are the ...
Piotr Jenczyk +4 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.The influence of oxide nanoparticle synthesis route and concentration on microstructure and high‐temperature performance of additively manufactured oxide dispersion‐strengthened steels is investigated. Comparing laser‐generated and chemically synthesized ZrO2 nanoparticles, the study reveals how dispersion quality, crystal structure and particle size ...
Mareen Goßling +12 more
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Social Choice, Crypto-Initiaives, and Policymaking by Direct Democracy [PDF]
, 2005 The initiative process was created originally to enable citizens to enact public policy directly and in so doing to overturn the dominion of interest groups and of state and local party machines.
Kousser, Thad, McCubbins, Mathew D.
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Legal History of Direct Democracy Institutions in the USA
Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета. Серия: гуманитарные и общественные наукиDirect democracy appeared in the United States back in the colonial period. However, when the country became sovereign in the late XVIII century, the founding fathers gave preference to representative democracy in order to prevent the mob rule.
Stanislav V. Chechelev
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.High‐performance nickel‐based superalloys are often not processible in additive manufacturing (AM) due to hot cracking. The findings in this manuscript propose an efficient method to mitigate cracking and enhance mechanical properties of these alloys by producing a metal matrix composite, contributing to the material and process perspective of the AM ...
Klaus Büßenschütt +3 more
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Direct Democracy, Political Delegation, and Responsibility Substitution [PDF]
Can direct democracy provisions improve welfare over pure representative democracy? This paper studies how such provisions affect politicians’ incentives and selection.
Bruno Strulovici, Carlo Prato
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The Politics of Democratizing Finance: A Radical View [PDF]
, 2019 How can finance be durably democratized? In the centers of financial power in both the United States and the United Kingdom, proposals now circulate to give workers and the public more say over how flows of credit are allocated.
McCarthy, Michael A.
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