ABSTRACT
Recent developments in computer and communications technology have made feasible the use of genuine decentralized decision-making systems by large groups. For example, many cable television systems have the technical capability to allow two-way communications between subscribers and the cable headend. These technical developments have made it possible to have instant referenda on a variety of public issues, and as this possibility has become more real, the implications of direct, non representative democratic procedures for our system of government have received more and more attention.
