The Democracy Index : Why Our Election System Is Failing and How to Fix It /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gerken, Heather K., 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Voting.
Voter registration.
Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Vote > États-Unis.
Voter registration > United States.
Elections > United States.
Voting > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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