| Description |
xviii, 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Modeling party competition -- How voters decide : the components of the unified theory of voting -- Linking voter choice to party strategies : illustrating the role of nonpolicy factors -- Factors influencing the link between party strategy and the variables affecting voter choice : theoretical results -- Policy competition under the unified theory : empirical applications to the 1988 French presidential election -- Policy competition under the unified theory : empirical applications to the 1989 Norwegian parliamentary election -- The threat of abstention : candidate strategies and policy representation in U.S. presidential elections -- Candidate strategies with voter abstention in U.S. presidential elections : 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, and 2000 -- Policy competition in Britain : the 1997 general election -- The consequences of voter projection : assimilation and contrast effects -- Policy-seeking motivations of parties in two-party elections : theory -- Policy-seeking motivations of parties in two-party elections : empirical analysis. |
| Subject |
Political parties.
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Democracy.
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Elections.
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Comparative government.
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Voting research.
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| Added Author |
Merrill, Samuel, 1939-
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Grofman, Bernard.
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| ISBN |
0521544939 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0521836441 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780521836449 (hardback) |
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9780521544931 (paperback) |
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NLGGC 266155529 |
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