Follow the Leader? How Voters Respond to Politicians' Policies and Performance

Name: Follow the Leader? How Voters Respond to Politicians' Policies and Performance
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ISBN: 9780226472140

ISBN-10: 0226472140

ISBN-13: 9780226472140

Edition: 2012

Authors: Gabriel S. Lenz

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In a democracy, we generally assume that voters know the policies they prefer and elect like-minded officials who are responsible for carrying them out. We also assume that voters consider candidates' competence, honesty, and other performance-related traits. But does this actually happen? Do voters consider candidates’ policy positions when deciding for whom to vote? And how do politicians’ performances in office factor into the voting decision? InFollow the Leader?,Gabriel S. Lenz sheds light on these central questions of democratic thought. Lenz looks at citizens’ views of candidates both before and after periods of political upheaval, including campaigns, wars, natural…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.02" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English