The Wisdom of the Masses; A Philosophical Case for Elections (Elections) The Wisdom of the Masses; A Philosophical Case for Elections (Elections)

The Wisdom of the Masses; A Philosophical Case for Elections (Elections‪)‬

Harvard International Review 2008, Spring, 30, 1

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At first glance, it seems absurd. Why does the modern world choose its leaders through popular elections? Why does the United States think that tens of millions of citizens who do not even know the name of their representatives in Congress can intelligently select the most powerful person on the planet? Or, to take a different country, why do we expect hundreds of millions of Indians beset by poverty to make an informed choice for the leader of the world's second most populous nation? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
RELEASED
2008
March 22
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
13
Pages
PUBLISHER
Harvard International Relations Council, Inc.
SELLER
The Gale Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Cengage Learning, Inc.
SIZE
254.5
KB

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