An Economic THeory of Democracy1957 |
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... abstain . There- fore , whether abstention is rational depends entirely on the nature of the returns from voting . A. WHY ONLY THOSE CITIZENS WHO ARE INDIFFERENT ABSTAIN In the last chapter we pointed out that a citizen's reward for vot ...
... abstain . There- fore , whether abstention is rational depends entirely on the nature of the returns from voting . A. WHY ONLY THOSE CITIZENS WHO ARE INDIFFERENT ABSTAIN In the last chapter we pointed out that a citizen's reward for vot ...
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Anthony Downs. cause only those who are indifferent abstain . But positive voting costs alter this situation by causing some men who have definite prefer- ences to abstain also . In fact , since each citizen's vote value is usu- ally ...
Anthony Downs. cause only those who are indifferent abstain . But positive voting costs alter this situation by causing some men who have definite prefer- ences to abstain also . In fact , since each citizen's vote value is usu- ally ...
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... abstain also have no influence on who wins the election . Thus voting behavior is à crucial determinant of the distribution of political power . There are two reasons to suspect that the proportion of low - income citizens who abstain ...
... abstain also have no influence on who wins the election . Thus voting behavior is à crucial determinant of the distribution of political power . There are two reasons to suspect that the proportion of low - income citizens who abstain ...
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