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- catalog abstract ""Each year hundreds of opinion polls announce the desire of the American public to expand social welfare programs. Whether increasing funding for schools, assisting the poor, or subsidizing prescription drugs for the elderly, overwhelming majorities support spending more and more. Pollsters proclaim this support as the will of the people, and politicians who ignore it do so at their peril. But is this really what the American public is asking for? In Polling, Policy, and Public Opinion, Robert Weissberg answers this question with a resounding "No." Not only do many Americans lack the background in public policy needed to contribute informed responses on these issues, but they also are unable to grasp the impact that the increased costs of these programs will have on the federal budget, or even on their own taxes. Rather than offering the public a chance to advise government on policy issues, public opinion polls do more to convey the political agenda of those conducting the polls than the true sentiments of the people polled. In fact, polls actually work to undermine citizen control by awarding power to publicly unaccountable pollsters. Using two different national surveys, one on federal daycare and the other on education, Polling, Policy, and Public Opinion convincingly shows how polls do not provide a "democratic mandate." Weissberg provides compelling evidence for why elections, not polling, are the superior democratic method and why our energies for political action are best expressed at the voting booth and not through a questionnaire."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12559165.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Each year hundreds of opinion polls announce the desire of the American public to expand social welfare programs. Whether increasing funding for schools, assisting the poor, or subsidizing prescription drugs for the elderly, overwhelming majorities support spending more and more. Pollsters proclaim this support as the will of the people, and politicians who ignore it do so at their peril. But is this really what the American public is asking for?".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Public Opinion, Polling, and Politics -- Ch. 2. From Wishes to Hard Choices -- Ch. 3. Civic Competence -- Ch. 4. Public Opinion I: Policies and Questions -- Ch. 5. Public Opinion II: Fervent Desires -- Ch. 6. Bestowing the Democratic Mantle -- Ch. 7. Conclusions -- App. The Daycare Questionnaire.".
- catalog description "In Polling, Policy, and Public Opinion, Robert Weissberg answers this question with a resounding "No." Not only do many Americans lack the background in public policy needed to contribute informed responses on these issues, but they also are unable to grasp the impact that the increased costs of these programs will have on the federal budget, or even on their own taxes. Rather than offering the public a chance to advise government on policy issues, public opinion polls do more to convey the political agenda of those conducting the polls than the true sentiments of the people polled. In fact, polls actually work to undermine citizen control by awarding power to publicly unaccountable pollsters.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-227) and index.".
- catalog description "Using two different national surveys, one on federal daycare and the other on education, Polling, Policy, and Public Opinion convincingly shows how polls do not provide a "democratic mandate." Weissberg provides compelling evidence for why elections, not polling, are the superior democratic method and why our energies for political action are best expressed at the voting booth and not through a questionnaire."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xii, 232 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0312294956".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Palgrave,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "361.6/0973 21".
- catalog subject "HV91 .W4659 2002".
- catalog subject "Public opinion United States.".
- catalog subject "Public welfare United States Public opinion.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Public Opinion, Polling, and Politics -- Ch. 2. From Wishes to Hard Choices -- Ch. 3. Civic Competence -- Ch. 4. Public Opinion I: Policies and Questions -- Ch. 5. Public Opinion II: Fervent Desires -- Ch. 6. Bestowing the Democratic Mantle -- Ch. 7. Conclusions -- App. The Daycare Questionnaire.".
- catalog title "Polling, policy, and public opinion : the case against heeding the "voice of the people" / Robert Weissberg.".
- catalog type "text".