| Description |
xii, 260 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Political evolution and institutional change |
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Political evolution and institutional change.
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| Contents |
Research problems -- 1. The personal and the political -- Theoretical framework and hypotheses -- 2. Self-interest and social justice -- 3. The institutional interface -- 4. Political trust and ideology -- Findings -- 5. The data and the case -- 6. The welfare state and the economy -- 7. Self-interest -- 8. Distributive justice -- 9. Voice -- 10. The customer, the user, and the client -- Implications -- 11. The personal and the political revisited |
| Summary |
"In this close examination of the interplay between welfare state institutions and the evolution of public opinion, Kumlin advances our understanding of how citizens' attitudes toward the welfare state and the political system develop. Kumlin's theoretical framework incorporates insights from a multitude of research traditions - including research on voting behavior, social psychology, rational choice theory, political psychology, and institutional theory. The theoretical contribution is matched by a close examination of surveys of trust in government and support for democracy measures showing that people's views are constructed and influenced by their experiences with and assessments of public services and welfare state provisions - including health services, schools, transportation, and income programs like pensions, student aid, and unemployment insurance |
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This book will be valuable to political scientists and sociologists studying public opinion, political participation, and welfare state politics."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Welfare state -- Sweden.
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Allegiance -- Sweden.
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Trust -- Sweden.
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Party affiliation -- Sweden.
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| LC no. |
2003065608 |
| ISBN |
1403964513 |
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