The problem of low expectations and the principled politician

IF 1.2 2区 哲学 Q3 ECONOMICS
Sam Schmitt
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Abstract

Abstract Nobel laureate James Buchanan downplays any theory of ethical politicians, focusing instead on rules which economize personal restraint, setting lower moral expectations. Through a constructive critique of James Buchanan’s work, I argue these lowered expectations come at a cost: degraded character in politicians, leading to constitutional decay. Buchanan lacks a theory to address choices between (a) action which furthers the politician’s self-interest and (b) action which protects some already accepted, good rule, but which does not further their self-interest. I generate a theory of the Principled Politician, an agent characterized by a prior commitment to fair play.
低期望问题与有原则的政治家
诺贝尔奖得主詹姆斯·布坎南(James Buchanan)淡化了任何关于道德政治家的理论,转而关注那些节省个人约束、设定较低道德期望的规则。通过对詹姆斯·布坎南(James Buchanan)著作的建设性批评,我认为,这些降低的期望是有代价的:政治家的品格下降,导致宪政衰败。布坎南缺乏一个理论来解决(a)促进政治家自身利益的行动和(b)保护一些已经被接受的良好规则,但不会促进他们自身利益的行动之间的选择。我产生了一个有原则的政治家的理论,一个以事先承诺公平竞争为特征的代理人。
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1.80
自引率
8.30%
发文量
30
期刊介绍: The disciplines of economics and philosophy each possess their own special analytical methods, whose combination is powerful and fruitful. Each discipline can be enriched by the other. Economics and Philosophy aims to promote their mutual enrichment by publishing articles and book reviews in all areas linking these subjects. Topics include the methodology and epistemology of economics, the foundations of decision theory and game theory, the nature of rational choice in general, historical work on economics with a philosophical purpose, ethical issues in economics, the use of economic techniques in ethical theory, and many other subjects.
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