Economic Conditions and Electoral Outcomes [electronic resource] : The United States and Western Europe

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eulau, Heinz.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections.

Public opinion.

Local Subjects:

Elections.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Publishing, 2007.

Summary:

Does economics influence elections? How does such influence work? Under what conditions is it more or less likely to occur? These appear to be simple questions, but answering them is difficult. And they may appear to be trivial questions to those who contend that elections in the western democracies are at best placebos that disguise the Â"realÂ" dynamics of power in societies still mostly characterized by the capitalist mode of production, even if the economy is directed by government. This is an argument we do not propose to address. We do believe that free, popular elections matter, and tha

Contents:

Economic Conditions and Electoral Outcomes: The United States and Western Europe; Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 Public Attitudes Toward Economic Conditions and Their Impact on Government Behavior; CHAPTER 2 Party Strategies, World Demand and Unemployment in Britain and the United States, 1947-1983; CHAPTER 3 Perceptions of Economic Performance and Voting Behavior in the 1983 General Election in Britain; CHAPTER 4 Political Change and Stability of the Popularity Function: The French General Election of 1981

CHAPTER 5 Economic Concerns in Italian Electoral Behavior: Toward a Rational Electorate?CHAPTER 6 Economics, Democracy, and Spanish Elections; CHAPTER 7 Economic Effects on the Vote in Norway; CHAPTER 8 Economic Self-Interest and the Vote: Evidence and Meaning; CHAPTER 9 Economics, Politics, and the Cycle of Presidential Popularity; The Voter as Juror: Attributing Responsibility for Economic Conditions; CHAPTER 11 A Retrospective on Retrospective Voting; CHAPTER 12 Economic Determinants and Electoral Outcomes: Some Personal Observations; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC:

476114027