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Globalization and mass politics : retaining the room to maneuver /

This book analyzes how increases in international trade, finance, and production have altered voter decisions, political party positions, and the types of public issues that parties focus on in postindustrial democracies. Although many studies interrogate whether internationalization matters in rega...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hellwig, Timothy, 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book analyzes how increases in international trade, finance, and production have altered voter decisions, political party positions, and the types of public issues that parties focus on in postindustrial democracies. Although many studies interrogate whether internationalization matters in regard to policy outcomes and how globalization relates to mass protest, few examine globalization and mass politics more generally. This book argues that by reducing the room in which to maneuver in policy making, globalization reduces the importance of economic-based issues while increasing the electoral importance of non-economic issues. The argument is tested on original and existing data sources--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781316057919
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