On a concept of representative democracy
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Manimay Sengupta
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Article
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1974
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Springer US
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English
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Political theory distinguishes between two concepts of representative democratic decisions. Under the first concept, representatives do not decide issues as independent individuals but merely reflect the 'will' of their constituencies; under the second, the decisions are made by the elected represen