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POLITICAL COMPETITION
THEORY AND APPLICATIONS |
| By: |
John E. Roemer |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0674021053 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674021051 |
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| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2006 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Presents a unified and rigorous theory of political competition between parties. This book models the theory under many specifications, including whether parties are policy oriented or oriented toward winning, whether they are certain or uncertain about voter preferences, and whether the policy space is uni- or multidimensional. |
| Synopsis: |
In this book, John Roemer presents a unified and rigorous theory of political competition between parties. He models the theory under many specifications, including whether parties are policy oriented or oriented toward winning, whether they are certain or uncertain about voter preferences, and whether the policy space is uni- or multidimensional. He examines all eight possible combinations of these choice assumptions, and characterises their equilibria. Assuming only the distribution of voter preferences and the endowments of the population, he deduces the nature of the parties that will form. He then applies the theory to several empirical puzzles, including income distribution, patterns of electoral success, and why there is no labour party in the United States. |
| Illustrations: |
46 line illustrations, 22 tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press |
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