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Whose vote counts? / Robert Richie and Steven Hill ; edited by Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers for Boston Review ; [foreword by Lani Guinier].
Van Pelt Library JF1075.U6 R55 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richie, Robert.
- Series:
- New democracy forum
- Standardized Title:
- Reflecting all of us
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Proportional representation--United States.
- Proportional representation.
- United States.
- Representative government and representation--United States.
- Representative government and representation.
- Elections--United States.
- Elections.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 98 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- In the wake of the 2000 election crisis, a proposal for making election outcomes reflect all AmericansWinners take all in the vast majority of American elections, leaving those who voted for losing candidates without representation in government, and disillusioned with politics. Robert Richie and Steven Hill argue that we need a new way of electing our representatives to combat voter apathy and the leveling of political views. Such a system already exists in many parts of the world, including some places in the U.S.: proportional representation. "The only reason we don't have proportional representation in the United States is that it hadn't been invented yet when the Constitution was written. But the Founding Fathers would have loved it. This book tells why--in language that's lively, accessible, provocative, and full of common sense." --Hendrik Hertzberg Leading activists and scholars, including Cynthia McKinney, John Ferejohn, and Daniel Cantor, respond. NEW DEMOCRACY FORUM A series of short paperback originals exploring creative solutions to our most urgent national concerns. The series editors (for Boston Review), Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers, aim to foster politically engaged, intellectually honest, and morally serious debate about fundamental issues--both on and off the agenda of conventional politics.
- Notes:
- Originally published as: Reflecting all of us : the case for proportional representation. c1999.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0807044237
- OCLC:
- 46402051
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