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Following their leaders : political preferences and public policy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holcombe, Randall G. (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and society
Subjects:
Political psychology.
Politics, Practical.
Political science > Decision making.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Instrumental and expressive preferences
  • Influences over preference formation
  • Preference aggregation through voting
  • The formation of political preferences
  • Anchor preferences and derivative preferences
  • Preferences of elites and masses
  • Policies that maximize political power
  • Patriotism, propaganda, and the public interest
  • Implications for democracy.