The limits of electoral reform / by Shaun Bowler and Todd Donovan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowler, Shaun, 1958-

Contributor:

Donovan, Todd.

European Consortium for Political Research.

Series:

Comparative Politics

Comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections.

Representative government and representation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title examines a variety of reforms, including campaign finance, direct democracy, legislative term limits, and changes to the electoral system itself. This study finds electoral reforms have limited, and in many cases, no effects. The findings here suggest there are hard limits to effects of electoral reform.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; 1. The Promise and Politics of Electoral Reform; 2. Institutional Change and Citizens; 3. Arguments for Change: Partisan Interests and Expectations about Process; 4. Assessing Effects of Reforms: Changing the Electoral System; 5. Campaign Finance Reform: a Collection of Null Results; 6. Term Limits: Effects, but Not as Advertised; 7. Direct Legislation: Mobilization without Engagement; 8. The Limits of Electoral Institutions; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-299-45397-X

0-19-165315-2

OCLC:

922971816