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Material Conditions For The Law Of Democracy: The Problem Of Information Asymmetry In Voting Decisions., Rafael E De O Baptista
Material Conditions For The Law Of Democracy: The Problem Of Information Asymmetry In Voting Decisions., Rafael E De O Baptista
Rafael E de O Baptista
The proposal of the present paper is to explore the informational asymmetry that exists between politicians and citizens, especially towards voting, and directives for regulation and public policies that may diminish it. We develop a reading of the specialized literature, alongside the case study of a civil society organization that develops this institutional role in the city of Jundiaí, Brazil, which, albeit restricted geographically, leads up to broader implications. Based on these sets of data, we develop the following argument: information asymmetry is a problem in any context where rationality in voting decisions are a value to be pursued. In …