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Author:   Michael D. McDonald (Associate Professor in Politics, Binghamton University) ,  Ian Budge (Professor of Government, University of Essex)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.563kg
ISBN:  

9780199286720

ISBN 10:   0199286728
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   27 October 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: The Mandate Process 1: Choosing Governments or Identifying Preferences? The Role of Elections in Democracy 2: Mandate Theories: Government and Median 3: Communicating Preferences: The Public Policy Space 4: Research Questions for Comparative Investigation Part 2: The Electoral Process 5: Choices Parties Offer 6: Mandates Without Obvious Majorities 7: Representing the Meidan Voter Part 3: The Governing Process 8: Who Controls Short-Term Policy Making? 9: From Declared to Actual Policy: Short-Term Influences on Government Policies Part 4: The Democratic Process 10: Long Term Policy Regimes: Incrementalism Put in Context 11: Fluctuating Political Forces 12: Politics and Policy Regimes: Setting a Long Term Equilibrium 13: Unifying Theories of Democracy Through the Median Mandate

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