{"product_id":"information-participation-and-choice-bernard-norman-grofman-9780472083435","title":"Information, Participation, and Choice: An Economic Theory of Democracy in Perspective","description":"Anthony Downs's \u003ci\u003eAn Economic Theory of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the handful of books that reshaped political science in the post-World War II period. \u003ci\u003eInformation, Participation, and Choice\u003c\/i\u003e traces the influence of Downs's ideas on subsequent research on voters, candidates, and parties in the United States and elsewhere. \u003cbr\u003eSince their publication in 1957, Downs's seminal ideas -- tweedledum and tweedledee politics and the \"rationality\" of political ignorance and nonparticipation on the part of voters--have shaped an ongoing debate about how politics actually work. The debate pits a public-choice model inspired by microeconomic precepts against a traditional textbook model that presumes a responsible, informed, and civic-minded citizenry and a set of elected officials motivated by concern for the public interest and policy convictions. \u003cbr\u003eThe essays comprising \u003ci\u003eInformation, Participation, and Choice\u003c\/i\u003e, by leading political scientists and economists, provide both a summary of Downs's key theoretical insights and an empirical examination of how well models inspired by Downs accurately describe U.S. political competition for Congress and the presidency. \u003cbr\u003eBernard Grofman is Professor of Political Science and Social Psychology, University of California, Irvine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Norman Grofman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472083430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472083435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.02w x 0.93d","brand":"Bernard Norman Grofman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437901099263,"sku":"9780472083435","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_626b0cf1-7f0c-4f0c-93e0-8d94db515430.jpg?v=1777167544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/information-participation-and-choice-bernard-norman-grofman-9780472083435","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}