| Elections, Parties, Democracy: Conferring the Median Mandate Contributor(s): McDonald, Michael D. (Author), Budge, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199286728 ISBN-13: 9780199286720 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: How does representative democracy work in the modern age? Examining 21 post-war democracies, this strikingly innovative approach by two world-class scholars demonstrates how the voter in the middle--the median elector--empowers the centre party in parliament to translate political preferences into public policy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 324.63 |
| LCCN: 2005018741 |
| Series: Comparative Politics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.36" W x 9.56" (1.23 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How does representative democracy work in the modern age? Examining 21 post-war democracies, this strikingly innovative approach by two world-class scholars demonstrates how the voter in the middle--the median elector--empowers the centre party in parliament to translate political preferences into public policy. |