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Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics: Opinion Surveys and the Will of the People Althaus, Scott L. (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics: Opinion Surveys and the Will of the People
Althaus, Scott L. (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Since so few people appear knowledgeable about public affairs, one might question whether collective policy preferences revealed in opinion surveys accurately convey the distribution of voices and interests in a society. This study, the first comprehensive treatment of the relationship between knowledge, representation, and political equality in opinion surveys, suggests some surprising answers.
388 pages, 22 b/w illus. 25 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 8, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521527873 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 388 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 226 × 25 mm · 570 g |
| Language | English |