Degrees of democracy : politics, public opinion, and policy /
Stuart N. Soroka, Christopher Wlezien.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- x, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-237) and index.
Public opinion and policy in representative democracy -- The thermos tatic model -- Adding issues and institutions -- Public preferences and spending, a preliminary analysis -- Parameters of public responsivenes s -- Public responsiveness explored -- Policy representation -- Disaggr egating public responsiveness -- Degrees of democracy.