Stealth democracy : Americans' beliefs about how government should work
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Hibbing, John R.
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Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth.
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LC Subjects
Democracy -- United States -- Public opinion.
Political participation -- United States -- Public opinion.
Public opinion -- United States.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Democracy -- Public opinion.
Political participation -- Public opinion.
Public opinion.
United States.
Other Subjects
89.57 political participation.
89.57 political participation.
Demokratie
Démocratie -- États-Unis -- Opinion publique.
Démocratie -- États-Unis -- Opinion publique.
Inspraak.
Opinion publique -- Etats-Unis -- 1970-2000.
Opinion publique -- États-Unis.
Participation politique -- États-Unis -- Opinion publique.
Participation politique -- États-Unis -- Opinion publique.
Politieke participatie.
Politische Einstellung
Public opinion -- United States.
Publieke opinie.
USA

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xiv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-274) and index.
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"Americans often complain about the current operation of their government, but scholars have never developed a complete picture of people's preferred type of government. In this provocative and timely book, John Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, employing an original national survey and focus groups, report the specific governmental procedures Americans desire. Their results are surprising. Contrary to the prevailing view that people want greater involvement in politics, most citizens do not care about most policies and therefore are content to turn over decision-making authority to someone else.
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People's most intense desire for the political system is that decision makers be empathetic and, especially, non-self-interested, not that they be responsive and accountable to the people's largely nonexistent policy preferences or, even worse, that the people be obligated to participate directly in decision making. In light of these findings, Hibbing and Theiss-Morse conclude by cautioning communitarians, direct democrats, social capitalists, deliberation theorists, and all those who think that greater citizen involvement is the solution to society's problems."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hibbing, J. R., & Theiss-Morse, E. (2002). Stealth democracy: Americans' beliefs about how government should work . Cambridge University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hibbing, John R and Elizabeth. Theiss-Morse. 2002. Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs About How Government Should Work. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hibbing, John R and Elizabeth. Theiss-Morse. Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs About How Government Should Work Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

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Hibbing, J. R. and Theiss-Morse, E. (2002). Stealth democracy: americans' beliefs about how government should work. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hibbing, John R., and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse. Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs About How Government Should Work Cambridge University Press, 2002.

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