TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rutar,Tibor
TI  - Rational choice and democratic government: a sociological approach 
SN  - 9781032000688
AV  - JC423 .R88 2021
U1  - 306.2 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Against romanticising democracy -- Wealth: the path to freedom? -- Voters are not stupid, but we do not know much -- Politicians are people, not angels -- For and against democratic peace -- Conclusion: Fukuyama's 'the end of history?' in social scientific retrospective
N2  - "Drawing on a range of data from across disciplines, this book explores a series of fundamental questions surrounding the nature, working and effects of democracy, considering the reasons for the emergence and spread of democratic government, the conditions under which it endures or collapses - and the role of wealth in this process - and the peaceful nature of dealings between democracies. With emphasis on the 'ordinary' voter, the author employs rational choice theory to examine the motivations of voters and their levels of political knowledge and rationality, as well as the special interests, incentives and corruption of politicians. A theoretically informed and empirically illustrated study of the birth and downfall of democracies, the extent of voters' political knowledge and ignorance, the logic of political behaviour in both open and closed regimes, and the international effects of democratic rule, Rational Choice and Democratic Government: A Sociological Approach will appeal to scholars with interests in political sociology, political psychology, economics and political science"--
ER  -