Economic Inequality and Political Representation in Switzerland (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book analyzes the link between economic and political inequalities and investigates the mechanisms that lead to economically rooted inequalities in the political representation of citizens' policy preferences. Focusing on the case of Switzerland and evaluating data from the post-electoral survey, Selects 2007, the author demonstrates that the policy preferences of members of the Federal Assembly best reflect those of rich citizens. This pattern is explained by differential levels of political participation and knowledge across income groups, party finance, the fact that representatives tend to come from higher economic strata, and the failure of the party-system structure to reflect the complexity of policy preferences among citizens.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Contributions to Political Science
Release date:	March 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Jan Rosset
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	149
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-27115-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy
LSN:	3-319-27115-6
Barcode:	9783319271156

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