Party Competition and Responsible Party Government: A Theory of Spatial Competition Based Upon Insights from Behavioral Voting Research

by James F. Adams

Book Overview

In countries with multiparty political systems, we assume--if the system is going to work--that parties have relatively stable positions on policy, that these positions diverge, and that voters make choices based on policy preferences. Yet much of the research on voter behavior and party competition does not support these assumptions.
In Party Competition, James Adams applies the insights of behavioral research to an examination of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472087673
• ISBN13: 9780472087679
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"