Wishocracy: Solving the Democratic Principal-Agent Problem Through Pairwise Preference Aggregation

Key Points

• The aim is to solve the principal-agent problem in representative democracy by improving accountability and preference representation.
• Introduced RAPPA for citizen preference aggregation
• Utilized pairwise comparisons for cognitive simplicity
• Developed Citizen Alignment Scores to track representation
• Improved accountability of elected officials based on citizen preferences
• Increased alignment between electoral resources and real citizen wants
• Demonstrated effectiveness of preference aggregation in enhancing democracy

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