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Mass informed consent : evidence on upgrading democracy with polls and new media /

Public opinion polling permeates today's politics, yet many seem suspicious of polls and skeptical in their prominence, fearing that overreliance on public opinion amounts to pandering or that pollsters can manipulate a feeble public. In this book Adam Simon argues that democracy requires that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simon, Adam F., 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Public opinion polling permeates today's politics, yet many seem suspicious of polls and skeptical in their prominence, fearing that overreliance on public opinion amounts to pandering or that pollsters can manipulate a feeble public. In this book Adam Simon argues that democracy requires that government listen to the public and that sample surveys are the finest democratic technology yet devised.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (v, 231 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) and index.
ISBN:9781442209343
1442209348
1282977113
9781282977112
9786612977114
6612977116