Following Their Leaders: Political Preferences and Public Policy

ISBN-13: 9781009323192 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Holcombe Randall G. Holcombe

Opis

The political preferences of citizens and voters are derived from those offered to them by the political elite.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Instrumental and Expressive Preferences; 3. Influences Over Preference Formation; 4. Preference Aggregation Through Voting; 5. The Formation of Political Preferences; 6. Anchor Preferences and Derivative Preferences; 7. Preferences of Elites and Masses; 8. Policies that Maximize Political Power; 9. Patriotism, Propaganda, and the Public Interest; 10. Implications for Democracy.