Strategic delegation and voting rules

The selection of political representatives depends on the political system Principals, such as voters or districts. may benefit by strategically electing representatives different from themselves While a status-quo biased delegate may be a better negotiator, an enthusiastic representative has a better chance of being Included in the majority coalition A larger majority requirement leads to "conservative" delegation an hence a Status quo bias, a poor minority protection does the opposite Through strategic delegation, the political system also determines whether centralization or decentralization is beneficial (C) 2009 Elsevier B V. All rights reserved