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Polling, Policy, and Public Opinion: The Case Against Heeding the "Voice of the People"
Robert Weissberg
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Description for Polling, Policy, and Public Opinion: The Case Against Heeding the "Voice of the People"
Hardcover. The opinion poll has become common in politics and typically reveals public desires for greater government social welfare assistance. Unfortunately, polls lack basic economic restraints. This text reveals these shortcomings and demonstrates why a government ruled by the vox populi would be folly. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
The opinion poll has become commonplace in politics and typically reveals public desires for greater government social welfare assistance, such as more aid for education or health care. These statistics seem to proclaim the welfare state's enduring popularity. Though sincere, these desires largely reflect how questions are asked. Unfortunately, polls usually lack basic economic restraints. There are no costs, risks or disasters in the world of polling. Market-based solutions are routinely excluded. This book works to reveal these shortcomings and clearly demonstrates why a government ruled by the vox populi would be folly.
The opinion poll has become commonplace in politics and typically reveals public desires for greater government social welfare assistance, such as more aid for education or health care. These statistics seem to proclaim the welfare state's enduring popularity. Though sincere, these desires largely reflect how questions are asked. Unfortunately, polls usually lack basic economic restraints. There are no costs, risks or disasters in the world of polling. Market-based solutions are routinely excluded. This book works to reveal these shortcomings and clearly demonstrates why a government ruled by the vox populi would be folly.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312294953
SKU
V9780312294953
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99-15
About Robert Weissberg
ROBERT WEISSBERG is Professor of Political Science at University of Illinois-Urbana. He is author of Democracy and the Academy (2000) and has written for Forbes, The Weekly Standard, and the major political science journals.
Reviews for Polling, Policy, and Public Opinion: The Case Against Heeding the "Voice of the People"
'Excellent, stimulating this book will help Americans understand what they already suspect but cannot fully articulate.' - Benjamin Ginsberg, Johns Hopkins University 'Weisberg argues that the obsession that today's public officials display for polls is not a celebration of direct democracy...' - Washington Post