Review
Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics: Opinion Surveys and the Will of the People
Perspectives on Politics, v 2(3), pp 585-586
Sep 2004
Abstract
Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics: Opinion Surveys
and the Will of the People. By Scott L. Althaus. New York:
Cambridge University Press, 2003. 384p. $75.00 cloth, $28.00 paper. The central theme of this book deals with the relationship between
knowledge, representation, and political equality as expressed in
opinion surveys. Scott Althaus finds that political knowledge does
matter. In addition, the way that knowledge is distributed in society
has an important impact on how one should interpret the collective
preferences of the public, particularly when assessing the role of the
less knowledgeable.
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Details
- Title
- Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics: Opinion Surveys and the Will of the People
- Creators
- William L. Rosenberg - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Perspectives on Politics, v 2(3), pp 585-586
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press; New York, USA
- Number of pages
- 2
- Resource Type
- Review
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Politics
- Other Identifier
- 991021863420304721