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corruption and other political pathologies  

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  • In an ideal democracy, the polity faithfully maps the preferences of citizens into public choices. Protections for individual rights constitutionally limit the range of democratic choice, but within those constraints, citizens' preferences rule. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Corruption and Other Political Pathologies]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CNKQDNZ1-C

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