Abstract
Denis Healey once said that managing an economy is more like gardening than computer science. Evaluating British democracy is also more like medical science rather than rational choice social science. It requires a hands-on examination of the body politic instead of making logical deductions from a theoretical model. It is empirical in focusing on political institutions and actual political behaviour, rather than on variables that reduce complex political processes to a single numerical indicator.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 28-30 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Political Insight |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 13 Sept 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Sept 2021 |
Keywords
- British democracy
- body politic
- elections