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The democracy index : why our election system is failing and how to fix it / Heather K. Gerken.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gerken, Heather K., 1969-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Voting--United States.
- Voting.
- United States.
- Elections--United States.
- Elections.
- Voter registration--United States.
- Voter registration.
- Physical Description:
- x, 181 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- 1 The Perverse Politics of Election Reform
- Why (We Think) Elections Are Run Badly, and What to Do about It 11
- 2 The Promise of Data-driven Reform 38
- 3 The Politics of Reform and the Promise of Ranking 66
- 4 Is the Game Worth the Candle? 91
- 5 Getting from Here to There in Miniature
- Making the Democracy Index a Reality 108.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-171) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780691136943
- 0691136947
- OCLC:
- 269282225
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