The chain of responsiveness

Journal of Democracy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 91-105

  Powell Jr , G Bingham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 7544226813     PISSN: 10455736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jod.2004.0070     Document Type: Review

References (29)

1. Robert A. Dahl, Democracy and Its Critics (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989), 95.
2. "Structuring choices" denotes the connection between citizens' preferences and their electoral choices; "institutional aggregation" refers to the connection between citizens' electoral choices and the selection of policymakers; and "policy making" is the link between the selection of policy makers and the policies that are chosen and implemented. I am indebted to the discussion of the "chain of democratic choice" in Andreas Schedler, "Democracy Without Elections: The Menu of Manipulation," Journal of Democracy 13 (April 2002): 36-50.
3. See Hanna F. Pitkin, The Concept of Representation (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967), esp. 232-34.
4. See the review and discussion in G. Bingham Powell, Jr., Elections as Instruments of Democracy: Majoritarian and Proportional Visions (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000), ch. 1.
5. Robert A. Dahl, Democracy and Its Critics, 112.
6. Kenneth J. Arrow, Social Choice and Individual Values (New York: Wiley, 1951).
7. William H. Riker, Liberalism Against Populism: A Primer (San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1982), xviii.
8. William H. Riker, Liberalism Against Populism, 244.
9. See, for instance, James Bryce Modern Democracies (New York: Macmillan, 1921), 119; V. O. Key, Southern Politics in State and Nation (New York: Vintage, 1949); E. E. Schattschneider, Party Government (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1942).
10. See, for instance, James Bryce Modern Democracies (New York: Macmillan, 1921), 119; V. O. Key, Southern Politics in State and Nation (New York: Vintage, 1949); E. E. Schattschneider, Party Government (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1942).
11. See, for instance, James Bryce Modern Democracies (New York: Macmillan, 1921), 119; V. O. Key, Southern Politics in State and Nation (New York: Vintage, 1949); E. E. Schattschneider, Party Government (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1942).
12. Anthony Downs, An Economic Theory of Democracy (New York: Harper & Row, 1957), 80; William H. Riker and Peter C. Ordeshook, An Introduction to Positive Political Theory (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1973); Eleanor N. Powell, "The Development of Party Systems in Post-Communist Democracies," unpublished manuscript, 2004.
13. Anthony Downs, An Economic Theory of Democracy (New York: Harper & Row, 1957), 80; William H. Riker and Peter C. Ordeshook, An Introduction to Positive Political Theory (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1973); Eleanor N. Powell, "The Development of Party Systems in Post-Communist Democracies," unpublished manuscript, 2004.
14. Anthony Downs, An Economic Theory of Democracy (New York: Harper & Row, 1957), 80; William H. Riker and Peter C. Ordeshook, An Introduction to Positive Political Theory (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1973); Eleanor N. Powell, "The Development of Party Systems in Post-Communist Democracies," unpublished manuscript, 2004.
15. Arend Lijphart, Democracies: Patterns of Majoritarian and Consensus Government in Twenty-One Countries (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984), 4-5.
16. G. Bingham Powell, Jr., Elections as Instruments of Democracy, ch. 1.
17. Matthew S. Shugart and John M. Carey, Presidents and Assemblies (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992).
18. See, for example, Adam Przeworski, et al., Democracy and Development (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000), ch. 2.
19. For an example of such a sophisticated study, see Robert Franzese, Macro-economic Policies of Developed Democracies (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002). An additional factor complicating such studies is the likelihood that conditions which are truly beyond the control of policy makers will vary across a range of policy areas and general societal characteristics.
20. Susan C. Stokes, Mandates and Democracy: Neoliberalism by Surprise in Latin America (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001).
21. Gary Cox, Making Votes Count (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997).
22. Josep M. Colomer, "Electoral Rules and Governance," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, 27 August 2003-1 Septemeber 2003.
23. John Carey and Matthew Shugart, eds., Executive Decree Authority (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998); Gary W. Cox and Scott Morgenstern, "Epilogue: Latin America's Reactive Assemblies and Proactive Presidents" in Scott Morgenstern and Benito Nacif, eds., Legislative Politics in Latin America (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001), 446-68.
24. John Carey and Matthew Shugart, eds., Executive Decree Authority (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998); Gary W. Cox and Scott Morgenstern, "Epilogue: Latin America's Reactive Assemblies and Proactive Presidents" in Scott Morgenstern and Benito Nacif, eds., Legislative Politics in Latin America (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001), 446-68.
25. G. Bingham Powell, Jr., Elections as Instruments of Democracy, ch. 8.
26. See Damarys Canache, Jeffry J. Mondak, and Mitchell A. Seligson, "Meaning and Measurement in Cross-National Research on Satisfaction with Democracy," Public Opinion Quarterly 65 (Winter 2001): 506-28; Robert Mattes and Michael Bratton, "Learning about Democracy in Africa," Afrobarometer Working Paper 31, 2003; Christopher Anderson and Yuliya V. Tverdova, "Corruption, Political Allegiances, and Attitudes Toward Government in Contemporary Democracies," American Journal of Political Science 47 (January 2003): 91-109.
27. See Damarys Canache, Jeffry J. Mondak, and Mitchell A. Seligson, "Meaning and Measurement in Cross-National Research on Satisfaction with Democracy," Public Opinion Quarterly 65 (Winter 2001): 506-28; Robert Mattes and Michael Bratton, "Learning about Democracy in Africa," Afrobarometer Working Paper 31, 2003; Christopher Anderson and Yuliya V. Tverdova, "Corruption, Political Allegiances, and Attitudes Toward Government in Contemporary Democracies," American Journal of Political Science 47 (January 2003): 91-109.
28. See Damarys Canache, Jeffry J. Mondak, and Mitchell A. Seligson, "Meaning and Measurement in Cross-National Research on Satisfaction with Democracy," Public Opinion Quarterly 65 (Winter 2001): 506-28; Robert Mattes and Michael Bratton, "Learning about Democracy in Africa," Afrobarometer Working Paper 31, 2003; Christopher Anderson and Yuliya V. Tverdova, "Corruption, Political Allegiances, and Attitudes Toward Government in Contemporary Democracies," American Journal of Political Science 47 (January 2003): 91-109.
29. G. Bingham Powell, Jr., Elections as Instruments of Democracy, chs. 3 and 4.