Define the Strategic Voting and Policy Process

Now we take up an important issue with respect to policy process. In standard models, where a single vote is taken directly as revelation of preference on a policy agenda, we say the policy outcome is the result of sincere vote. There are situations where, one voter is not free to reveal his own preferences but to vote in such a manner which maximizes his welfare. This is now standard result in the theory of delegation. In this theory, an individual delegates a decision to someone with preferences other than his own. This is an important issue because it helps clarify certain issues in the problem of time inconsistency and policy coordination - both at national as well as international levels. In models of voting this way of revelation of preference is known as strategic voting.