Degrees of democracy : politics, public opinion, and policy /
Soroka, Stuart Neil,1970-
Wlezien, Christopher.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Public opinion and policy in representative democracy -- The thermostatic model -- Adding issues and institutions -- Public preferences and spending, a preliminary analysis -- Parameters of public responsiveness -- Public responsiveness explored -- Policy representation -- Disaggregating public responsiveness -- Degrees of democracy.
Political planning.
Policy sciences.
Public opinion.
Representative government and representation.