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The democracy index : why our election system is failing and how to fix it /

Despite howls for reform, the only thing separating us from another election disaster of the kind that hit Florida in 2000, and that almost struck again in Ohio in 2004, may simply be another close vote. In this lucid and lively book, Heather Gerken diagnoses what is wrong with our elections and pro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gerken, Heather K., 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The perverse politics of election reform. Why [we think] elections are run badly, and what to do about it.
  • The promise of data-driven reform
  • The politics of reform and the promise of ranking
  • Is the game worth the candle?
  • Getting from here to there in miniature. Making the democracy index a reality.