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Full participation : a comparative study of compulsory voting / Sarah Birch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Birch, Sarah, 1963- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Voting, Compulsory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 186 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Full Participation' is a study of compulsory voting. The text provides a comprehensive description, analysis and evaluation of an institution that is becoming increasingly attractive in the context of declining rates of electoral participation.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A history of compulsory voting and an overview of contemporary experience
- Normative arguments for and against compulsory voting
- Compulsory voting and election campaigns
- Compulsory voting and electoral turnout
- Compulsory voting, electoral integrity and democratic legitimacy
- Compulsory voting and political outcomes
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781847797186
- 1847797180
- 9781781701874
- 1781701873
- 9781847792709
- 1847792707
- OCLC:
- 818847368
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