Deliberative constitutional economics? Comment on philip pettit

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Abstract

Philip Pettit has come to the aid of deliberative democrats, helping them clarify their arguments and improve their position. I am no ‘genuine’ deliberative democrat, so I cannot say for sure whether they will in general accept his republican solution to the discursive dilemma. Instead, I would like to explore the differences and similarities of this solution to the approach of constitutional economics. First, I will have a short look at the differences between deliberative democrats and economists in general. I am then going to discuss some advantages of constitutional economics over ‘ordinary’ neoclassical economics before turning to the similarities of Pettit’s approach to constitutional economics. Finally, I will-despite my initial carefulness on this matter-come back to the question of whether the republican solution presented is really acceptable for deliberative democrats. I doubt this. But in any case, I am going to argue that constitutional economists can accept nearly all of this solution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDeliberation and Decision
Subtitle of host publicationEconomics, Constitutional Theory and Deliberative Democracy
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages113-118
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781351945509
ISBN (Print)9780754623588
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes

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