Downs model

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Downsian_model
gptkbp:appliesTo two-party systems
gptkbp:assumes parties are rational
voters are rational
gptkbp:basedOn rational choice theory
gptkbp:describes voter behavior
party competition
gptkbp:field economics
political science
gptkbp:focusesOn policy positions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Downs model
gptkbp:influenced political economy
public choice theory
median voter theorem
gptkbp:predicts parties move toward the median voter
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Anthony_Downs
gptkbp:publicationYear 1957
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:An_Economic_Theory_of_Democracy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anthony_Downs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6