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- Summary
- One of the biggest problems with modern democracy is that most of the public is usually ignorant of politics and government. Many people understand that their votes are unlikely to change the outcome of an election and don't see the point in learning much about politics. This creates a nation of people with little political knowledge and little ability to objectively evaluate what they do know. Ilya Somin mines the depths of public ignorance in America and reveals it as a major challenge for democracy. He weighs various potential solutions, provocatively arguing that political ignorance is best mitigated and its effects lessened by decentralizing and limiting government. People make better decisions when they choose what to purchase in the market or which state or local government to live under, than when they vote at the ballot box, because they have stronger incentives to acquire relevant information and to use it wisely. The second edition of Democracy and Political Ignorance fully updates its analysis to include new and vital discussions on the "Big Sort" and its implications for "voting with your feet," the connection between political ignorance and the disproportionate political influence of the wealthy, new proposals for increasing political knowledge, and up-to-date survey data on political ignorance from recent elections. -- Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 291 pages
- Contents
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- The extent of political ignorance
- Do voters know enough?
- The rationality of political ignorance
- The shortcomings of shortcuts
- Foot voting vs. ballot box voting
- Political ignorance and judicial review
- Can voter knowledge be increased?
- Isbn
- 9780804799317
- Label
- Democracy and political ignorance : why smaller government is smarter
- Title
- Democracy and political ignorance
- Title remainder
- why smaller government is smarter
- Statement of responsibility
- Ilya Somin
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- One of the biggest problems with modern democracy is that most of the public is usually ignorant of politics and government. Many people understand that their votes are unlikely to change the outcome of an election and don't see the point in learning much about politics. This creates a nation of people with little political knowledge and little ability to objectively evaluate what they do know. Ilya Somin mines the depths of public ignorance in America and reveals it as a major challenge for democracy. He weighs various potential solutions, provocatively arguing that political ignorance is best mitigated and its effects lessened by decentralizing and limiting government. People make better decisions when they choose what to purchase in the market or which state or local government to live under, than when they vote at the ballot box, because they have stronger incentives to acquire relevant information and to use it wisely. The second edition of Democracy and Political Ignorance fully updates its analysis to include new and vital discussions on the "Big Sort" and its implications for "voting with your feet," the connection between political ignorance and the disproportionate political influence of the wealthy, new proposals for increasing political knowledge, and up-to-date survey data on political ignorance from recent elections. -- Amazon.com
- Cataloging source
- CSt/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Somin, Ilya
- Dewey number
- 320.973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JK1726
- LC item number
- .S665 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Democracy
- Ignorance (Theory of knowledge)
- Voting
- United States
- Democracy
- Politics and government
- Voting
- United States
- Label
- Democracy and political ignorance : why smaller government is smarter, Ilya Somin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- Contents
- The extent of political ignorance -- Do voters know enough? -- The rationality of political ignorance -- The shortcomings of shortcuts -- Foot voting vs. ballot box voting -- Political ignorance and judicial review -- Can voter knowledge be increased?
- Control code
- ocn933271656
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 291 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804799317
- Lccn
- 2016004872
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- unmediated
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- Democracy and political ignorance : why smaller government is smarter, Ilya Somin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- text
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- Contents
- The extent of political ignorance -- Do voters know enough? -- The rationality of political ignorance -- The shortcomings of shortcuts -- Foot voting vs. ballot box voting -- Political ignorance and judicial review -- Can voter knowledge be increased?
- Control code
- ocn933271656
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 291 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804799317
- Lccn
- 2016004872
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- unmediated
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