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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454290303321

Titolo

Mapping policy preferences II [[electronic resource] ] : estimates for parties, electors, and governments in Eastern Europe, European Union, and OECD 1990-2003 / / Hans-Dieter Klingemann ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-75631-4

0-19-151630-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KlingemannHans-Dieter

Disciplina

324.23

Soggetti

Policy sciences

Political parties

World politics - 1985-1995

World politics - 1995-2005

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [238]-260) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; How to Use the Book; Introducing the Manifesto Data: Background; I. PARTIES AND REPRESENTATION IN EASTERN EUROPE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION; II. METHODOLOGY AND MEASUREMENT; Appendix I. Description of Manifesto Data-Set; Appendix II. Manifesto Coding Instructions; Appendix III. Political Parties Included in the Data-Set; Appendix IV. Missing Party Documents; General Bibliography; Select Bibliography of Manifesto-Related Research; Bibliography of Electoral Data Sources; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides estimates of party positions, voter preferences and government policy from election programmes collected systematically for 51 countries from 1990 onwards. It provides these estimates directly for computer use on the CD ROM provided with it. The printed text provides documentation and suggests uses for the data. - ;This book is probably the most important source of evidence published up to now on the consolidation of democracy in Eastern Europe. It provides estimates of party positions, voter preferences and government policy



from election programmes collected systematically