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Trust [electronic resource] : Representatives and Constituents
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bianco, William.
- Series:
- Michigan Studies In Political Analysis
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public opinion--United States.
- Representative government and representation--United States--Public opinion.
- Trust.
- United States. -- Congress--Public opinion.
- Local Subjects:
- Public opinion--United States.
- Representative government and representation--United States--Public opinion.
- Trust.
- United States. -- Congress--Public opinion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why do electors trust their representatives?
- Contents:
- Contents; 1. Introduction; Part 1: A Theory of Trust; 2. Trust, Democratic Theory, and the Electoral Connection; 3. Assumptions about Decisions and Beliefs; 4. The Leeway Hypothesis; Part 2: The Theory Applied; Introduction to Part 2; 5. Raising Pay without Losing Office: The Ethics Act of 1989; 6. Analyzing the Inexplicable: The Repeal of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act; 7. Conclusions; Appendixes; 1. The Evaluation Game; 2. The Data; 3. Fiduciary Behavior under Term Limits; References; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-64455-6
- 9786612644559
- 0-472-02379-9
- OCLC:
- 741349083
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