Economic inequality and political representation in Switzerland / Jan Rosset.
Rosset, Jan, author.
2016
HC397
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Title Economic inequality and political representation in Switzerland / Jan Rosset.
Author Rosset, Jan, author.
ISBN 9783319271170 (electronic book)
3319271172 (electronic book)
9783319271156
Published Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Call Number HC397
Dewey Decimal Classification 330.9494
Summary This book analyzes the link between economic and political inequalities and investigates the mechanisms that lead to economically rooted inequalities in the political representation of citizens' policy preferences. Focusing on the case of Switzerland and evaluating data from the post-electoral survey, Selects 2007, the author demonstrates that the policy preferences of members of the Federal Assembly best reflect those of rich citizens. This pattern is explained by differential levels of political participation and knowledge across income groups, party finance, the fact that representatives tend to come from higher economic strata, and the failure of the party-system structure to reflect the complexity of policy preferences among citizens.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed March 28, 2016).
Series Contributions to political science.
Available in Other Form Economic inequality and political representation in Switzerland.
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Introduction
Electoral Democratic Representation and the Market Economy: Irreconcilable Assumptions, Driving Forces and Outcomes
Explaining Unequal Representation
Empirical Study of Unequal Representation in Switzerland: Towards an Analytical Framework
Unequal Representation in Switzerland
Unequal Representation by Parties: Explanations Based on the Elites' Side of the Representation Process
The Structure of Party Competition and Electoral Choice: Explanations Based on the Electoral Behavior of Citizens
The Moderating Effect of Party Finance Regulations
Conclusion.

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