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Voters deciding on public policy?

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What problems do you see when voters decide on public policy rather than elected public officials?

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Caplan, B. (2008) The myth of the rational voter: Why democracies choose bad policies. Princeton, NJ:Princeton University Press
( this is an excellent book to use)

Voters are not always rational, choosing to vote based on variables such as the stand taken by a specific person, influence of friends and/or family, knowledge and informational gaps, standing against the influence of another, or basing choice on soundbites of media.

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