Practical Aspects of the Construction of Decentralized Decision-making Systems for Public Goods

Authors

John A. Ferejohn, New York University School of LawFollow
Robert Forsythe
Roger G. Noll

Files

Description

Recent developments in computer and communications technology have made feasible the use of genuine decentralized decision-making systems by large groups. For example, many cable television systems have the technical capability to allow two-way communications between subscribers and the cable headend. These technical developments have made it possible to have instant referenda on a variety of public issues, and as this possibility has become more real, the implications of direct, non representative democratic procedures for our system of government have received more and more attention.

Source Publication

Collective Decision Making: Applications from Public Choice Theory

Source Editors/Authors

Clifford S. Russell

Publication Date

1979

Recommended Citation

Ferejohn, John A.; Forsythe, Robert; and Noll, Roger G., "Practical Aspects of the Construction of Decentralized Decision-making Systems for Public Goods" (1979). Faculty Chapters. 501.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/501