Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
1. The History of Direct Democracy: A Critique of Voter Competence
2. Reasoning Voters: Sorting through the Demands of Direct Democracy
3. Responding to Demands: Information, Abstention, and Just Saying "No"
4. Economic Conditions and Voting on Ballot Propositions
5. Private Interests and Instrumental Voting
6. Voter Response to the Initiative Logroll and the Counterproposition
7. Partisan Interests and Campaign Information: Support for Term Limits
8. How Campaign Spending Affects Voter Awareness and Opinions of Initiatives
9. Conclusions about Voter Reasoning in Direct Democracy
Appendix A: Coding of Variables on Private Interests and Voting Behavior
References
Index