Ideology and the Theory of Political Choice

by Michael C. Munger and Melvin J. Hinich

Book Overview

There is no unified theory that can explain both voter choice and where choices come from. Hinich and Munger fill that gap with their model of political communication based on ideology.
Rather than beginning with voters and diffuse, atomistic preferences, Hinich and Munger explore why large groups of voters share preference profiles, why they consider themselves "liberals" or "conservatives." The reasons, they argue, lie in the twin problems of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472101986
• ISBN13: 9780472101986
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"