Chameleon voters and public choice
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Kuran, T
Published in: Public Choice
January 1, 1987
A model is presented of an open-voting public choice process that features pressure groups vying for society's support. Individuals choose what policy to advocate on the basis of their private preferences, which are those they would express in a secret ballot; endogenous social pressures; and the utility they gain from integrity. They falsify their preferences when the benefits of doing so outweigh the costs. An implication is that a policy advocated by few people in private might receive strong public support. The paper goes on to explore why secret voting, which eliminates this possibility, might not be adopted. © 1987 Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
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Public Choice
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1573-7101
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0048-5829
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Volume
53
Issue
1
Start / End Page
53 / 78
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 4408 Political science
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1606 Political Science
- 1402 Applied Economics
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Kuran, T. (1987). Chameleon voters and public choice. Public Choice, 53(1), 53–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00115654
Kuran, T. “Chameleon voters and public choice.” Public Choice 53, no. 1 (January 1, 1987): 53–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00115654.
Kuran T. Chameleon voters and public choice. Public Choice. 1987 Jan 1;53(1):53–78.
Kuran, T. “Chameleon voters and public choice.” Public Choice, vol. 53, no. 1, Jan. 1987, pp. 53–78. Scopus, doi:10.1007/BF00115654.
Kuran T. Chameleon voters and public choice. Public Choice. 1987 Jan 1;53(1):53–78.
Published In
Public Choice
DOI
EISSN
1573-7101
ISSN
0048-5829
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Volume
53
Issue
1
Start / End Page
53 / 78
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 4408 Political science
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1606 Political Science
- 1402 Applied Economics