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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Comparative study of electoral systems.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 279 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191025631 0191025631 9780191784934 0191784931 |