Book chapter
Economics and Political Participation
The Oxford Handbook of Political Participation, pp.83-100
Oxford Handbooks, Oxford University Press
08/18/2022
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198861126.013.2
Abstract
VEconomic theories assume that individuals are rational actors, and that their behavior can be explained as the result of a cost–benefit calculus. A large number of studies have used economic theories to explain political participation, but expectations are sometimes not met, with inconclusive results. This chapter discusses the usefulness and limitations of economic theories for explaining political participation, with an application to the effects of economic conditions on electoral turnout and mass protest. To summarize the state of the literature on the connection between economic conditions and these conventional and unconventional political behaviors, this chapter relies on meta-analytical techniques, to the extent possible.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Economics and Political Participation
- Creators
- Ruth Dassonneville - University of MontrealFernando Feitosa - McGill UniversityMichael S Lewis-Beck - University of Iowa
- Contributors
- Maria Grasso (Editor) - Politics and International Relations, University of SheffieldMarco Giugni (Editor) - Political Science and International Relations, University of Geneva
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- The Oxford Handbook of Political Participation, pp.83-100
- Series
- Oxford Handbooks
- DOI
- 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198861126.013.2
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/18/2022
- Academic Unit
- Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984306759502771
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