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The theme of this chapter, The will of politicians and the unwillingness of the people, sounds a little dramatic and perhaps even slightly demagogical. It suggests that politicians constantly want something different from the people, and that this is a bad thing.
English translation by Karin van den Berg.
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Thomassen, J. (1997). The Will of Politicians and the Unwillingness of the People. In: Boorsma, P.B., Aarts, K., Steenge, A.E. (eds) Public Priority Setting: Rules and Costs. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1487-2_16
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