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01.09.2010 | Original Paper

Introduction to Social Pressure and Voting: New Experimental Evidence

verfasst von: Donald P. Green, Alan S. Gerber

Erschienen in: Political Behavior | Ausgabe 3/2010

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For decades, political scientists have puzzled over problems of collective action that arise when large numbers of people are asked to contribute to a public good. When any one person’s contribution to the collective cause is negligible and the outcome can be enjoyed even by people who do not contribute, collective action fizzles because no individual has an incentive to sacrifice for a collective cause. This grim analytic framework is often applied to voting, where individuals are asked to expend time and effort, yet have little chance of casting a pivotal vote (Downs 1957). …

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Titel: Introduction to Social Pressure and Voting: New Experimental Evidence
verfasst von: Donald P. Green
Alan S. Gerber
Publikationsdatum: 01.09.2010
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Political Behavior / Ausgabe 3/2010
Print ISSN: 0190-9320
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6687
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-010-9120-2

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