Voting as an act of contribution
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Melvin J. Hinich
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Article
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1981
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Springer US
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English
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This paper presents a theory which rationalizes voting in terms of the marginal utility a citizen derives from contributing a small amount of effort in the political process when the cost of voting is small. Citizens abstain when the marginal cost of voting exceeds the marginal perceived benefit. A