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Self Interest and Public Interest in Western Politics by Leif Lewin

By Leif Lewin

Is it self-interest or public curiosity that dominates Western politics? during this e-book, which mixes in a singular method insights from assorted fields, together with rational selection thought, political philosophy, and electoral learn, Leif Lewin examines greater than - hundred stories of democracy in motion from seventeen international locations. He seems on the habit and attitudes of citizens, bureaucrats, and politicians, in flip, and indicates that the believable and general thought that egoism ideas easily does not fit the proof. This interesting research could be of targeted curiosity to scholars of comparative politics , West ecu politics, political technological know-how, and economics.

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Thus, our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that unemployment has potential for influencing national electoral outcomes, but that the effect comes, not from the unemployed themselves, but from others who vote in accordance with their opinions on unemployment as an issue . . 20 The scientists now began to refine their analyses by studying subgroups. A deeper insight into the implications of economic voting DOES THE VOTER FOLLOW HIS POCKET-BOOK? 39 than that springing from the debate between aggregate researchers and survey researchers could be achieved, Stephen Weatherford maintained, if one were to study the behaviour of social groups.

He thought it more 34 DOES THE VOTER FOLLOW HIS POCKET-BOOK? plausible to assume that the voter bases his considerations on the most easily available information, and that was the performance of the party in power during the latest term of office. It was not altogether easy to interpret the results of this sophisticated analysis. 6 Kramer's article immediately became the object of an extremely critical review by George Stigler, who wished to maintain that the economy had no effect on voting whatsoever, or as he himself described his view: ‘our strongly nihilistic conclusions with respect to the influence of general economic conditions on voting behavior’.

There was no reason to vote, for the individual could not exert any appreciable impact on the outcome. The influence or exchange gained was not proportional to the effort made. Refuting his imaginary opponent, Meehl argued that a vote for a small third party was no more of a ‘thrown-away’ vote than one for one of the large parties. For, as he had already shown, a vote for one of the big two did not give the individual much influence either; the candidate would in all likelihood win or lose quite independently of this single vote.

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