Format:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 198 p)
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ill
Edition:
1st pbk. ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0472109421
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9780472087150
Content:
Referenda are becoming a more common way to resolve heated political questions. This book shows how voters make choices in referenda.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. The History of Direct Democracy: A Critique of Voter Competence -- 2. Reasoning Voters: Sorting through the Demands of Direct Democracy -- 3. Responding to Demands: Information, Abstention, and Just Saying "No -- 4. Economic Conditions and Voting on Ballot Propositions -- 5. Private Interests and Instrumental Voting -- 6. Voter Response to the Initiative Logroll and the Counterproposition -- 7. Partisan Interests and Campaign Information: Support for Term Limits -- 8. How Campaign Spending Affects Voter Awareness and Opinions of Initiatives -- 9. Conclusions about Voter Reasoning in Direct Democracy -- Appendix A: Coding of Variables on Private Interests and Voting Behavior -- References -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780472087150
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780472087150
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=3414933
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