1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456795203321

Autore

Bendor Jonathan B

Titolo

A behavioral theory of elections [[electronic resource] /] / Jonathan Bendor ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-16374-8

9786613163745

1-4008-3680-8

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

324.9001/9

Soggetti

Elections

Voting - Psychological aspects

Behaviorism (Political science)

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Bounded Rationality and Elections -- Chapter Two. Aspiration-based Adaptive Rules -- Chapter Three. Party Competition -- Chapter Four. Turnout -- Chapter Five. Voter Choice -- Chapter Six. An Integrated Model of Two-Party Elections -- Chapter Seven. Elections with Multiple Parties -- Chapter Eight. Conclusions: Bounded Rationality and Elections -- Appendix A. Proofs -- Appendix B. The Computational Model -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most theories of elections assume that voters and political actors are fully rational. While these formulations produce many insights, they also generate anomalies--most famously, about turnout. The rise of behavioral economics has posed new challenges to the premise of rationality. This groundbreaking book provides a behavioral theory of elections based on the notion that all actors--politicians as well as voters--are only boundedly rational. The theory posits learning via trial and error: actions that surpass an actor's aspiration level are more likely to be used in the future, while those that fall short are less likely to be tried later. Based on this idea of adaptation, the authors construct



formal models of party competition, turnout, and voters' choices of candidates. These models predict substantial turnout levels, voters sorting into parties, and winning parties adopting centrist platforms. In multiparty elections, voters are able to coordinate vote choices on majority-preferred candidates, while all candidates garner significant vote shares. Overall, the behavioral theory and its models produce macroimplications consistent with the data on elections, and they use plausible microassumptions about the cognitive capacities of politicians and voters. A computational model accompanies the book and can be used as a tool for further research.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910651664003321

Autore

Stern Hal Jane

Titolo

Professional WordPress [[electronic resource] ] : design and development / / Hal Stern, David Damstra and Brad Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, Ind., : Wiley Pub., Inc., 2010

ISBN

1-282-68949-5

9786612689499

0-470-64653-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (412 p.)

Collana

Wrox programmer to programmer

Altri autori (Persone)

DamstraDavid

WilliamsBrad

Disciplina

006.7

Soggetti

Blogs - Computer programs

Web sites - Authoring programs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Professional WordPress: Design and Development; About the Authors; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: First Post; Chapter 2: Functional Overview; Chapter 3: Code Overview; Chapter 4: Tour of the Core; Chapter 5: The Loop; Chapter 6: Data Management; Chapter 7: Plugin Development; Chapter 8: Theme Development; Chapter 9: Content Aggregation; Chapter 10: Crafting a User Experience; Chapter 11: Statistics, Scalability, Security, and Spam; Chapter 12: WordPress as a



Content Management System; Chapter 13: WordPress in the Enterprise; Chapter 14: Migrating To WordPress

Chapter 15: WordPress Developer CommunityIndex

Sommario/riassunto

An in-depth look at the internals of the WordPress system. As the most popular blogging and content management platform available today, WordPress is a powerful tool. This exciting book goes beyond the basics and delves into the heart of the WordPress system, offering overviews of the functional aspects of WordPress as well as plug-in and theme development. What is covered in this book?WordPress as a Content Management SystemHosting OptionsInstalling WordPress FilesDatabase ConfigurationDashboard WidgetsCustomizing the DashboardCreating and Managing Con