Solomonic Judgements
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Solomonic Judgements is a scholarly work by Jon Elster that analyzes how legal and political institutions make difficult, often morally complex decisions under constraints.
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| Solomonic Judgements canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify how complex decisions can be made fairly
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evaluate institutional arrangements for decision-making ⓘ |
| analyzes |
design of decision procedures
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how institutions make difficult decisions ⓘ mechanisms for resolving conflicts of interest ⓘ trade-offs between values in decision-making ⓘ |
| author | Jon Elster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
impartial decision procedures
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information constraints ⓘ institutional constraints on choice ⓘ moral constraints ⓘ rules versus discretion in decision-making ⓘ strategic behavior of decision-makers ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
economics
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law ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
administrative agencies
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constitutional assemblies ⓘ courts ⓘ legislatures ⓘ |
| genre |
legal theory
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non-fiction ⓘ political theory ⓘ social science ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | biblical story of King Solomon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
collective decision-making
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comparative institutional analysis ⓘ constitutional design ⓘ decision-making under constraints ⓘ fairness ⓘ impartiality ⓘ institutional choice ⓘ institutional constraints ⓘ judicial decision-making ⓘ legal decision-making ⓘ moral dilemmas ⓘ political decision-making ⓘ procedural justice ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ substantive justice ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
case studies
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rational choice analysis ⓘ |
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