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Degrees of Democracy - Politics, Public Opinion, and Policy (Paperback) Loot Price: R928
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Degrees of Democracy - Politics, Public Opinion, and Policy (Paperback): Stuart N. Soroka, Christopher Wlezien

Degrees of Democracy - Politics, Public Opinion, and Policy (Paperback)

Stuart N. Soroka, Christopher Wlezien

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This book develops and tests a thermostatic model of public opinion and policy, in which preferences for policy both drive and adjust to changes in policy. The representation of opinion in policy is central to democratic theory and everyday politics. So too is the extent to which public preferences are informed and responsive to changes in policy. The coexistence of both public responsiveness and policy representation is thus a defining characteristic of successful democratic governance, and the subject of this book. The authors examine both responsiveness and representation across a range of policy domains in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The story that emerges is one in which representative democratic government functions surprisingly well, though there are important differences in the details. Variations in public responsiveness and policy representation responsiveness are found to reflect the salience of the different domains and governing institutions specifically, presidentialism (versus parliamentarism) and federalism (versus unitary government)."

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2009
First published: 2010
Authors: Stuart N. Soroka • Christopher Wlezien
Dimensions: 231 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-68789-8
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Public opinion & polls
LSN: 0-521-68789-6
Barcode: 9780521687898

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