Mapping policy preferences from texts : statistical solutions for manifesto analysts /

Policy targets and political preferences are summarised in documents such as party manifestos. This book describes how these can be analysed quantititavely, by counting sentences devoted to each policy area. The numbers form policy indicators which can be related to government actions and spending....

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Other Authors:	Volkens, Andrea (Editor), Bara, Judith (Editor), Budge, Ian (Editor), McDonald, Michael D. (Michael Dennis), 1951- (Editor), Klingemann, Hans-Dieter (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Political planning > Statistical methods. Political manifestos. Policy sciences. Politique publique > Méthodes statistiques. Manifestes (Politique) Sciences de la politique. manifestoes. Policy sciences Political manifestos Political planning > Statistical methods Electronic books.
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