Beyond the turnout paradox : the political economy of electoral participation /: the political economy of electoral participation. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Luis Fernando Medina Sierra.
• Authors: Medina Sierra, Luis Fernando, 1968-
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; 1 Beyond the Voters' Paradox; 1.1 The Analysis of Voting in Decision Theory; 1.1.1 Departures from the Orthodox Model; 1.2 The Strategic Analysis of Voting; 1.3 The Pure Majority-Rule Game; 1.3.1 Examples with Small Electorates; A 2-Voter Electorate; A 3-Voter Electorate; A 5-Voter Electorate; What Have We Learned from These Examples?; 1.3.2 High Turnout in Large Games; 1.4 Assessing the Damage; 1.4.1 A Fateful Detour; 1.4.2 Balancing Groups; 1.4.3 Imperfect Information; 1.5 Heterogenous Voters; 1.6 The Problem with the Margin of Victory. 2 A General Model of Strategic Voting2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Generalizing the Outcome Function; 2.3 Some Extensions and Variations; 2.3.1 Quantal-Response Equilibrium; 2.3.2 Voters with Negative Costs; 2.3.3 Differentiated Costs; 2.4 Characterizing the Equilibria of Voting Games; 3 The Stability Analysis of Voting Games; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Method of Stability Sets in a 2 2 Game; 3.3 The Stability Sets of Large Voting Games; 3.4 An Example: Comparative Statics of Voting Costs; 4 Electoral Participation Bias and the Welfare State; 4.1 The Model; 4.1.1 The Economic Environment. 4.1.2 The Political Environment4.1.3 A Stage-by-Stage Analysis; Determining the Policy Outcome; Citizens' Preferences; Voting Choices; Party Competition; Comparative Statics; 4.2 A Preliminary Discussion of the Results; 5 Toward a Structural Theory of Turnout; 5.1 Participation as Structured Choice; 5.2 Formal Rights and Material Imperatives; 5.3 Inequality and Representation; 5.4 Beyond Determinism; Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 324.9; Political science; Elections -- Economic aspects; Voter turnout -- Economic aspects; Voting -- Economic aspects; Political campaigns; Political participation; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General; Elections -- Economic aspects; Political campaigns; Political participation; Voting -- Economic aspects; Mathematics -- Game Theory; Political Science -- History & Theory; Game theory; Political science & theory; Elections; Game theory; Political theory; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Elections & referenda; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319739489; 3319739484
• Related ISBNs: 9783319739472; 3319739476
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 19, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.