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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785171403321

Autore

Bianco William

Titolo

Trust [[electronic resource] ] : Representatives and Constituents

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-64455-6

9786612644559

0-472-02379-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

Michigan Studies In Political Analysis

Disciplina

328.73/073

Soggetti

Public opinion -- United States

Representative government and representation -- United States -- Public opinion

Trust

United States. -- Congress -- Public opinion

Government - U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Political Institutions & Public Administration - U.S.,  Legislative Branch

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Introduction; Part 1: A Theory of Trust; 2. Trust, Democratic Theory, and the Electoral Connection; 3. Assumptions about Decisions and Beliefs; 4. The Leeway Hypothesis; Part 2: The Theory Applied; Introduction to Part 2; 5. Raising Pay without Losing Office: The Ethics Act of 1989; 6. Analyzing the Inexplicable: The Repeal of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act; 7. Conclusions; Appendixes; 1. The Evaluation Game; 2. The Data; 3. Fiduciary Behavior under Term Limits; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why do electors trust their representatives?