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Real choices/new voices : the case for proportional representation elections in the United States / Douglas J. Amy.
LIBRA JF1075.U6 A49 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Amy, Douglas J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Proportional representation--United States.
- Proportional representation.
- United States.
- Elections--United States.
- Elections.
- United States--Politics and government--20th century.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 1993.
- Summary:
- At a time of growing discontent over the inadequacies of our electoral system, few Americans realize that many of its shortcomings area caused by flaws in the basic structure of the voting system itself - the plurality rules that govern how votes are cast and winner elected. Amy outlines the problems that plaque our current system and explains how proportional representation would ameliorate or solve them.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-267) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231081545
- OCLC:
- 27186528
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