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Some Methodological Difficulties in Anthony Downs's An Economic Theory of Democracy

Some Methodological Difficulties in Anthony Downs's <i>An Economic Theory of Democracy</i>

An Economic Theory of Democracy. Anthony Downs

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook ReviewsAn Economic Theory of Democracy. Anthony Downs Martin DiamondMartin Diamond Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Political Economy Volume 67, Number 2Apr., 1959 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/258168 Views: 37Total views on this site Citations: 6Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1959 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Philippe Fontaine, Jefferson D. Pooley Society on the Edge, 2 (Nov 2020).https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108765961Steven G. Medema Creating a Paradox: Self-Interest, Civic Duty, and the Evolution of the Theory of the Rational Voter in the Formative Era of Public Choice Analysis, OEconomia 2013, no.0101 (Jun 2013): 61–85.https://doi.org/10.4074/S2113520713011031Tarik Tazdaït, Rabia Nessah Bibliographie, (Jan 2013): 197–224.https://doi.org/10.4000/books.editionsehess.1934Robert Guy Boatright Who are the spatial voting violators?, Electoral Studies 27, no.11 (Mar 2008): 116–125.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2007.11.008Peter Bernholz ECONOMIC POLICIES IN A DEMOCRACY, Kyklos 19, no.11 (Feb 1966): 48–80.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6435.1966.tb02492.xJoseph A. Schlesinger The structure of competition for office in the American States, Behavioral Science 5, no.33 (Jan 2007): 197–210.https://doi.org/10.1002/bs.3830050302

An Economic Theory of Democracy. By Anthony Downs. (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1957. Pp. x, 310. $4.50.)

An Economic Theory of Democracy. By Anthony Downs. (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1957. Pp. x, 310. $4.50.)

An Economic Theory of Democracy.

Downs presents a rational calculus of voting that has inspired much of the later work on voting and turnout. Particularly significant was his conclusion that a rational voter should almost never bother to vote. This conclusion, especially as elaborated on by Riker and Ordeshook (1968) has shifted the attention of modern political scientists from explaining why people don't vote to explaining why they do.

An Economic Theory of Democracy. By Anthony Downs. (New York: Harper and Brothers. 1957. Pp. ix, 310. $4.50.)

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