Fair representation : meeting the ideal of one man, one vote / Michel L. Balinski and H. Peyton Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balinski, M. L.

Contributor:

Young, H. Peyton, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proportional representation--United States--History.

Proportional representation.

Representative government and representation--United States--History.

Representative government and representation.

Apportionment (Election law).

History.

United States.

Apportionment (Election law)--United States--History.

Physical Description:

xi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2001]

Summary:

The issue of fair representation will take center stage as U.S. congressional districts are reapportioned based on the 2000 Census. Using U.S. history as a guide, the authors develop a theory of fair representation that establishes various principles for translating state populations -- or vote totals of parties -- into a fair allocation of congressional seats.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Apportionment 1

Chapter 2 Representation in the United States 5

Chapter 3 The Methods of Jefferson and Hamilton 10

Chapter 4 The Method of Webster 23

Chapter 5 Paradoxes 36

Chapter 6 The Controversy over Bias 46

Chapter 7 Overview of Methods 60

Chapter 8 Resolving the Paradoxes 67

Chapter 9 Eliminating Bias 71

Chapter 10 Staying within the Quota 79

Chapter 11 The Choice for Federal Systems 84

Chapter 12 The Choice for Proportional Representation Systems 87

Appendix A The Theory of Apportionment 95

Appendix B Representative Populations and Apportionments for the Twenty-Two United States Censuses, 1791-2000 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-189) and index.

ISBN:

0815700903

OCLC:

45505929