UID:
almahu_9949386789902882
Format:
1 online resource (154 pages) :
,
illustrations.
ISBN:
9781003172574
,
1003172571
,
9781000440812
,
1000440818
,
9781000440881
,
1000440885
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in political sociology
Content:
"Drawing on a range of data from across disciplines, this book explores a series of fundamental questions surrounding the nature, working and effects of democracy, considering the reasons for the emergence and spread of democratic government, the conditions under which it endures or collapses - and the role of wealth in this process - and the peaceful nature of dealings between democracies. With emphasis on the 'ordinary' voter, the author employs rational choice theory to examine the motivations of voters and their levels of political knowledge and rationality, as well as the special interests, incentives and corruption of politicians. A theoretically informed and empirically illustrated study of the birth and downfall of democracies, the extent of voters' political knowledge and ignorance, the logic of political behaviour in both open and closed regimes, and the international effects of democratic rule, Rational Choice and Democratic Government: A Sociological Approach will appeal to scholars with interests in political sociology, political psychology, economics and political science"--
Note:
Against romanticising democracy -- Wealth: the path to freedom? -- Voters are not stupid, but we do not know much -- Politicians are people, not angels -- For and against democratic peace -- Conclusion: Fukuyama's 'the end of history?' in social scientific retrospective.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Rutar, Tibor, 1989- Rational choice and democratic government Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021 ISBN 9781032000657
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003172574
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003172574
