Population and Politics: The Impact of Scale

by John Gerring and Wouter Veenendaal

Book Overview

Every country, every subnational government, and every district has a designated population, and this has a bearing on politics in ways most citizens and policymakers are barely aware of. Population and Politics provides a comprehensive evaluation of the political implications stemming from the size of a political unit - on social cohesion, the number of representatives, overall representativeness, particularism ('pork'), citizen engagement and participation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108494137
• ISBN13: 9781108494137
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"