The Vote Motive
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The Vote Motive
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Author : Gordon Tullock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Vote Motive written by Gordon Tullock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
In this classic introductory public choice text, Gordon Tullock analyses the motives and activities of politicians, civil servants and voters. Government 'servants' can most likely be assumed to be pursuing their own interests, just like those in the private sector, although, given the coercive power of the state, the effects can be far from benign. The incentive structures present within public institutions mean that government action may well fail to improve economic welfare and frequently has results different from those intended. The application of the 'economic theory of politics' effectively undermines the market failure approach to government policy-making, which relies on the assumption that benevolent and far-sighted governments are capable of clearing up the failings of private markets. This new edition includes a reflection by Gordon Tullock and commentaries by Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard, Charles K. Rowley, Stefan Voigt and Michael C. Munger. These contributions consider the impact of the original publication of "The Vote Motive" in 1976. Thirty-years later, with public-sector bureaucracies retaining substantial control over large swathes of the economy, it is clear that policy-makers still have much to learn from Tullocks seminal work.
The Motivation To Vote
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Author : André Blais
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2020-02-01
The Motivation To Vote written by André Blais and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-01 with Political Science categories.
Elections are at the heart of our democracy. Understanding citizens’ decisions to vote or to abstain in elections is crucial, especially when turnout is declining. In this book, André Blais and Jean-François Daoust provide an original and elegant model that explains why people vote, based on four factors: political interest, sense of civic duty, perceived importance of the election, and ease of voting. Their findings are strongly supported by empirical evidence from elections in five countries. The analysis is compelling and demonstrates the power of their model to provide a provocative and parsimonious explanation of voter turnout in elections.
The Vote Motive
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Author : Gordon Tullock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
The Vote Motive written by Gordon Tullock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Political Science categories.
Label mounted on title page: Transatlantic Arts, Levittown, N.Y., sole distributor for the U.S. Includes index. Includes Party politics and bureaucracy in economic policy, by M. Perlman. Includes bibliographies.
The Vote Motive
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Author : Gordon Tullock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
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Competing Motives In The Partisan Mind
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Author : Eric Groenendyk
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-09-05
Competing Motives In The Partisan Mind written by Eric Groenendyk and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-05 with Political Science categories.
Party identification may be the single most powerful predictor of voting behavior, yet scholars disagree whether this is good or bad for democracy. Competing Motives in the Partisan Mind provides a window into the nature of party identification by examining circumstances in which political attitudes and party identities collide.
Descriptive Social Norms And Motivation To Vote
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Author : Alan Gerber
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Descriptive Social Norms And Motivation To Vote written by Alan Gerber and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
The fact that many citizens fail to vote is often cited to motivate others to vote. Psychological research on descriptive social norms suggests that emphasizing the opposite - that many do vote - would be a more effective message. In two get-out-the-vote field experiments, we find that messages emphasizing low expected turnout are less effective at motivating voters than messages emphasizing high expected turnout. The findings suggest that descriptive social norms affect vote intention only among citizens who vote infrequently or occasionally. Practically, the results suggest that voter mobilization efforts should emphasize high turnout, especially when targeting occasional and low rate of participation voters. More generally, our findings suggest that the common lamentation by the media and politicians regarding low participation may undermine turnout.
The Economics Of Politics
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Author : Gordon Tullock
language : en
Publisher: Selected Works of Gordon Tullo
Release Date : 2005
The Economics Of Politics written by Gordon Tullock and has been published by Selected Works of Gordon Tullo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
The Economics of Politics is the fourth volume in Liberty Fund's The Selected Works of Gordon Tullock. This volume includes some of Gordon Tullock's most noteworthy contributions to the theory and application of public choice, which is a relatively new science that links economics and political action. This volume combines the best parts of two of his books, Private Wants: Public Means and On Voting, as well as his famous monograph The Vote Motive. The common thread of The Economics of Politics is the importance of the bond between Homo politicus and Homo economicus: they are the same species, each driven largely by self-interest in vigorous pursuit of such personal objectives as wealth, power, prestige, and income security within the confines of society. The Economics of Politics covers such diverse public choice topics as: the nature and origins of public choice, the power of using economic analysis to understand and predict the behavior of politically influenced markets, and an evaluation of voting rules and political institutions. Equally confident in both the normative and the positive branches of the discipline, and well-versed in the wide variety of institutions and practices of democracy throughout history, Tullock takes the reader on a journey that goes well beyond the conventional horizon of public choice. Gordon Tullock is Professor Emeritus of Law at George Mason University, where he was Distinguished Research Fellow in the Center for Study of Public Choice and University Professor of Law and Economics. He also taught at the University of South Carolina, the University of Virginia, Rice University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and the University of Arizona. In 1966 he founded the journal that became Public Choice and remained its editor until 1990. Charles K. Rowley was Duncan Black Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a Senior Fellow of the James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy at George Mason University. He was also General Director of the Locke Institute.
The Political Logic Of Poverty Relief
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Author : Alberto Diaz-Cayeros
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-02-26
The Political Logic Of Poverty Relief written by Alberto Diaz-Cayeros and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-26 with Political Science categories.
The Political Logic of Poverty Relief places electoral politics and institutional design at the core of poverty alleviation. The authors develop a theory with applications to Mexico about how elections shape social programs aimed at aiding the poor. They also assess whether voters reward politicians for targeted poverty alleviation programs.
Public Choice
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Author : Eamonn Butler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Public Choice written by Eamonn Butler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Business & Economics categories.
'Market failure' is a term widely used by politicians, journalists and university and A-level economics students and teachers. However, those who use the term often lack any sense of proportion about the ability of government to correct market failures. This arises partly from the lack of general knowledge -- and lack of coverage in economics syllabuses -- of Public Choice economics. Public Choice economics applies realistic insights about human behaviour to the process of government, and it is extremely helpful for all those who have an interest in -- or work in -- public policy to understand this discipline. If we assume that at least some of those involved in the political process -- whether elected representatives, bureaucrats, regulators, public sector workers or electors -- will act in their own self-interest rather than in the general public interest, it should give us much less confidence that government can 'correct' market failure. This complex area of economics has been summarised in a very clear primer by Eamonn Butler. The author helps the reader to understand the limits of the government's ability to correct market failure and also explains the implications of public choice economics for the design of systems of government -- a topic that is highly relevant in contemporary political debate. This text is an important contribution for all who seek to understand better the role that government should play in economic life.
Securing The Vote
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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2018-09-30
Securing The Vote written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-30 with Political Science categories.
During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the challenges arising out of the 2016 federal election, assesses current technology and standards for voting, and recommends steps that the federal government, state and local governments, election administrators, and vendors of voting technology should take to improve the security of election infrastructure. In doing so, the report provides a vision of voting that is more secure, accessible, reliable, and verifiable.