Policy Representation in Western Democracies

ISBN-13: 9780198295709 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 192 str.

Warren Miller; Univer Roy (Professor Emeritus Of Political Science Pierce

Opis

This book offers a comparative analysis of policy representation in five Western Democracies: France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the US. A leading group of authors examines the impact of belief systems and geographical and institutional characteristics on the match between the policy preferences of the electorate and those of their representatives.

Recenzje

This book does a fine job of educating the reader on the complexity and difficulty in determining what policy representation entails. Furthermore, the authors make a significant contribution to the comparative study of the subject. Those who are intrigued and challenged by the concept of representation will find this book to be an interesting piece of the policy representation puzzle.