TY - JOUR
T1 - Considering Collective Choice
T2 - The Route 328 Problem in Kodaira City
AU - Sakai, Toyotaka
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Japanese Economic Association
PY - 2017/9
Y1 - 2017/9
N2 - A local referendum was held in Kodaira City, Tokyo on 26 May 2013, but the voting box remained sealed. This was because the voter turnout did not reach the 50% threshold for opening the box. Based on the Rousseauian view on voting, we argue that this hurdle is unjustifiable and further question the adequacy of the local referendum even without such a hurdle. Finally, we examine the use of economic mechanisms for this type of collective choice instead of voting.
AB - A local referendum was held in Kodaira City, Tokyo on 26 May 2013, but the voting box remained sealed. This was because the voter turnout did not reach the 50% threshold for opening the box. Based on the Rousseauian view on voting, we argue that this hurdle is unjustifiable and further question the adequacy of the local referendum even without such a hurdle. Finally, we examine the use of economic mechanisms for this type of collective choice instead of voting.
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U2 - 10.1111/jere.12115
DO - 10.1111/jere.12115
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85008259931
SN - 1352-4739
VL - 68
SP - 323
EP - 332
JO - Japanese Economic Review
JF - Japanese Economic Review
IS - 3
ER -