Following Their Leaders

by Randall G. Holcombe

Models of democratic decision-making tend to assume that voters have preferences and that candidates adjust their platforms to conform with those preferences; however, the direction of causation is largely the opposite. Political elites offer policy platforms to voters, and voters adopt those policies - they follow their leaders. Following Their Leaders argues that policies are designed by the elite and the electorate has little say. Preferences for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009323164
• ISBN13: 9781009323161
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"