ISBN:
9780521868334
,
9780521687898
Language:
English
Pages:
X, 241 S.
,
graph. Darst.
DDC:
320.6
Keywords:
Political planning
;
Policy sciences
;
Public opinion
;
Representative government and representation
;
Political planning
;
Policy sciences
;
Public opinion
;
Representative government and representation
;
Repräsentative Demokratie
;
Politische Einstellung
;
Politische Planung
Description / Table of Contents:
Public opinion and policy in representative democracy -- The thermostatic model -- Adding issues and institutions -- Public preferences and spending, a preliminary analysis -- Parameters of public responsiveness -- Public responsiveness explored -- Policy representation -- Disaggregating public responsiveness -- Degrees of democracy
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
