| A Unified Theory of Voting: Directional and Proximity Spatial Models Contributor(s): Merrill III, Samuel (Author), Grofman, Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521662222 ISBN-13: 9780521662222 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections |
| Dewey: 324.918 |
| LCCN: 99-17570 |
| Lexile Measure: 1590 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Professors Merrill and Grofman develop a unified model that incorporates voter motivations and assesses its empirical predictions--for both voter choice and candidate strategy--in the United States, Norway, and France. The analyses show that a combination of proximity, direction, discounting, and party ID are compatible with the mildly but not extremely divergent policies that are characteristic of many two-party and multiparty electorates. All of these motivations are necessary to understand the linkage between candidate issue positions and voter preferences. |