Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy / / J. Eric Oliver, Zachary Callen, Shang E. Ha.
Local government is the hidden leviathan of American politics: it accounts for nearly a tenth of gross domestic product, it collects nearly as much in taxes as the federal government, and its decisions have an enormous impact on Americans' daily lives. Yet political scientists have few explanat...
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Oliver, J. Eric, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy / J. Eric Oliver, Zachary Callen, Shang E. Ha. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2012] ©2012 1 online resource (240 p.) : 15 line illus. 14 tables. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Size, Scope, and Bias: What Differentiates Local Electoral Politics? -- Chapter 2. Who Votes in Local Elections? -- Chapter 3. Who Runs for Local Office? -- Chapter 4. Systematic versus Idiosyncratic Factors in Local Elections -- Chapter 5. What Influences Local Voters' Electoral Choices? -- Chapter 6. Rethinking Local Democracy -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Local government is the hidden leviathan of American politics: it accounts for nearly a tenth of gross domestic product, it collects nearly as much in taxes as the federal government, and its decisions have an enormous impact on Americans' daily lives. Yet political scientists have few explanations for how people vote in local elections, particularly in the smaller cities, towns, and suburbs where most Americans live. Drawing on a wide variety of data sources and case studies, this book offers the first comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that current explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for most local contests, Eric Oliver puts forward a new theory that highlights the crucial differences between local, state, and national democracies. Being small in size, limited in power, and largely unbiased in distributing their resources, local governments are "managerial democracies" with a distinct style of electoral politics. Instead of hinging on the partisanship, ideology, and group appeals that define national and state elections, local elections are based on the custodial performance of civic-oriented leaders and on their personal connections to voters with similarly deep community ties. Explaining not only the dynamics of local elections, Oliver's findings also upend many long-held assumptions about community power and local governance, including the importance of voter turnout and the possibilities for grassroots political change. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Democracy United States United States. Democracy United States. Local elections United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local. bisacsh America. American government. American municipalities. American politics. bias. city council members. classical democratic theory. constitutive power. custodial performance. election results. electoral politics. grassroots politics. homevoters. incumbent. intermunicipal political exclusion. local community. local democracy. local elections. local governance. local government. local politicians. local politics. managerial democracy. municipal government. municipal governments. municipalities. national elections. national politics. political candidates. political dynamics. political engagement. political participation. population size. resource distribution. state elections. voter choice. voter turnout. voting behavior. Callen, Zachary, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Ha, Shang E., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 print 9780691143569 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400842544?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400842544 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400842544.jpg |
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