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

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

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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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Gerken, Heather K.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.) :; 2 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Why We Need a Democracy Index
  • 1. The Perverse Politics of Election Reform
  • 2. The Promise of Data-driven Reform
  • 3. The Politics of Reform and the Promise of Ranking
  • 4. Is the Game Worth the Candle?
  • 5. Getting from Here to There in Miniature
  • Conclusion: Getting from "Here to There" Redux
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Index

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