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Elections and democracy : representation and accountability /

This volume addresses the contrast between the view that elections are a mechanism to hold government accountable and the view that they are a means to ensure that citizens' views and interests are properly represented in the democratic process. The general conclusion of the book is that formal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Thomassen, J. J. A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Comparative study of electoral systems.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This volume addresses the contrast between the view that elections are a mechanism to hold government accountable and the view that they are a means to ensure that citizens' views and interests are properly represented in the democratic process. The general conclusion of the book is that formal political institutions are less relevant for people's attitudes and behaviour than often presumed. Rather than formal political institutions like the electoral system, it seems to be characteristics of the party system like polarization and the clarity of responsibility that really matter.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 279 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191025631
0191025631
9780191784934
0191784931