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PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY AND HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM
Author(s) -
MacLean Stephen Michael
Publication year - 2011
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.1468-0270.2011.02103.x
Subject(s) - public choice , law , law and economics , public administration , political science , economics , politics
By revealing the propensity of elected governments to indulge in self‐interest at the expense of the people's liberty, public choice theory provides powerful arguments in favour of an appointed House of Lords rather than an elected upper chamber.