02567nam 2200625Ia 450 991097107120332120250508165826.01-282-76101-397866127610109780472087150047208715004720871500-472-02334-9(CKB)2560000000016223(EBL)3414933(SSID)ssj0000415611(PQKBManifestationID)11296685(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415611(PQKBWorkID)10419317(PQKB)10232314(MiAaPQ)EBC3414933(EXLCZ)99256000000001622319980421h20001998 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDemanding choices opinion, voting, and direct democracy /Shaun Bowler and Todd Donovan1st pbk. ed.Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press2000, c1998xiv, 198 p. ;24 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-472-08715-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface""; ""1. The History of Direct Democracy: A Critique of Voter Competence""; ""2. Reasoning Voters: Sorting through the Demands of Direct Democracy""; ""3. Responding to Demands: Information, Abstention, and Just Saying ""No""""; ""4. Economic Conditions and Voting on Ballot Propositions""; ""5. Private Interests and Instrumental Voting""; ""6. Voter Response to the Initiative Logroll and the Counterproposition""; ""7. Partisan Interests and Campaign Information: Support for Term Limits""""8. How Campaign Spending Affects Voter Awareness and Opinions of Initiatives""""9. Conclusions about Voter Reasoning in Direct Democracy""; ""Appendix A: Coding of Variables on Private Interests and Voting Behavior""; ""References""; ""Index""DemocracyElectionsReferendumRepresentative government and representationDemocracy.Elections.Referendum.Representative government and representation.321.8Bowler Shaun1958-872454Donovan Todd1818260MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971071203321Demanding choices4377305UNINA