I interpret the effect you mention differently, that there is simply not enough democracy. If the government takes more input from associations than from votin

I interpret the effect you mention differently, that there is simply not enough democracy. If the government takes more input from associations than from voting, I think it's a reasonable conclusion. (See also my comment about tripartism above.) But what seems to me closer to the truth is that people simply heavily underestimate the power of their vote.