Abstract
Elections concern voters; they also concern governments. Elections are about freedom and choice; they are also about control and constraint. So while this book is primarily about free, competitive elections in Western liberal democracies, it is not just about voters freely choosing their governments.
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© 1987 Martin Harrop and William L. Miller
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Harrop, M., Miller, W.L. (1987). Introduction. In: Elections and Voters. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18912-0_1
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