Following Their Leaders. Political Preferences and Public Policy, Hardback/***

Models of democratic decision-making tend to assume that voters have preferences, and that candidates conform to those preferences. In reality, voters adopt the policies of those political elites - they follow their leaders. Policies are designed by the elite and the masses have little influence over them. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Randall G. (Florida State University) Holcombe Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 200 Collection: Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 157 x 237 x 21 Cover type: Hardback