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PLANNING THROUGH INCLUSIVE DIALOGUE: NO ESCAPE FROM SOCIAL CHOICE DILEMMAS
Author(s) -
Sager Tore
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2005.00587.x
Subject(s) - deliberative democracy , arbitrariness , democracy , argument (complex analysis) , style (visual arts) , social choice theory , public participation , voting , preference , deliberation , sociology , political science , decision maker , law and economics , epistemology , public relations , management science , economics , law , politics , welfare economics , microeconomics , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , history
The thrust of the theory of preference aggregation is that it is impossible to design institutions guaranteeing collective decisions that are both consistent and fair. Proponents of deliberative democracy have used this as an argument for decision‐making based on dialogue rather than voting. Communicative public planning ‐ producing plans through public participation exercises ‐ is seen as an integral part of deliberative democracy. It is argued here, however, that the inclusive dialogue of this style of planning cannot promise escape from arbitrariness and does not necessarily deliver improved local decision‐making.