Altruism and self-interest in democracies : individual participation in government /
"Individuals have little incentive to vote, acquire political information or contribute campaign funds, because their vote has very little chance of affecting the outcome of an election. Jankowski offers an explanation and evidence for political participation based on the fact that most individ...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Why Participate in Politics? : Beyond Self-Interest
- 2. Why Vote?: The Evidence
- 3. Why Become Politically Informed?
- 4. The Post-Election Phase : Public Interest Groups
- 5. A Gene for Altruism?
- 6. Altruism and Redistributive Government Policies
- 7. Altruistic Conservatives : Varieties of Conservatism
- 8. An Epistemic Defense of Democracy : Democracies Do it Better?
- 9. Representative Democracy: Electoral and Post-Electoral.