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Unformatted Document Text:  Can Elections Direct Policy? Median Voters, Median Parties, and Central Government Size Michael D. McDonald Ian Budge Hans Keman Dept of Political Science Dept of Government Dept of Political Science & Public Administration Binghamton University (SUNY) University of Essex Vrije Universiteit Bartle Library Bldg Wivenhoe Park De Boelelaan 1105 Binghamton, NY 13902-6000 Colchester CO4 350 1081 HV Amsterdam United States United Kingdom The Netherlands Phone: (607) 777 2946 +44 (0) 1206 546622 +31 20 444 6826 Fax: (607) 777 2675 +44 (0) 1206 873598 +31 20 444 6820 Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences for resident fellowships, during which a first draft of this paper was written. Richard Hofferbert and Paul Pennings provided valuable ideas, arguments, insights, and data. Silvia Mendes contributed ideas, generously provided us with data on elections and governments, and saved us from several errors.

Authors: McDonald, Michael., Budge, Ian. and Keman, Hans.
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Can Elections Direct Policy?
Median Voters, Median Parties, and Central Government Size
Michael
D.
McDonald
Ian
Budge
Hans
Keman
Dept of Political Science
Dept of Government
Dept of Political Science
& Public Administration
Binghamton University (SUNY)
University of Essex
Vrije Universiteit
Bartle
Library
Bldg
Wivenhoe
Park
De
Boelelaan
1105
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
Colchester CO4 350
1081 HV Amsterdam
United
States
United
Kingdom
The
Netherlands

Phone: (607) 777 2946
+44 (0) 1206 546622
+31 20 444 6826
Fax: (607) 777 2675
+44 (0) 1206 873598
+31 20 444 6820
Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities
and Social Sciences for resident fellowships, during which a first draft of this paper was written.
Richard Hofferbert and Paul Pennings provided valuable ideas, arguments, insights, and data. Silvia
Mendes contributed ideas, generously provided us with data on elections and governments, and saved
us from several errors.


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