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The marketplace of democracy :

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0815755813

(Number (ISBN

9780815755814

Erroneous ISBN

0815755791

Erroneous ISBN

0815755805

Erroneous ISBN

9780815755791

Erroneous ISBN

9780815755807

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b751347

Title Proper

The marketplace of democracy :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

electoral competition and American politics /

First Statement of Responsibility

Michael P. McDonald, John Samples, editors.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Washington, D.C. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brookings Institution Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2006.

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1 online resource (viii, 312 pages, 6 pages of plates) :

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illustrations (some color), color maps

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

The marketplace of democracy : normative and empirical issues / Michael P. McDonald and John Samples -- Competition in U.S. Congressional elections / Gary C. Jacobson -- Competition in state legislative elections, 1992-2002 / Richard G. Niemi [and others] -- The decline of competition in U.S. primary elections, 1908-2004 / Stephen Ansolabehere [and others] -- Minor-party candidates in Congressional elections / Paul S. Herrnson -- The geography of electioneering : campaigning for votes and campaigning for money / James G. Gimpel and Frances E. Lee -- Direct democracy and electoral reform / John G. Matsusaka -- The place of competition in American election law / Nathaniel Persily -- Term limits : a recipe for more competition? / Bruce Cain, John Hanley, and Thad Kousser -- Redistricting and competitive districts / Michael P. McDonald -- Do public funding programs enhance electoral competition? / Kenneth R. Mayer, Timothy Werner, and Amanda Williams -- State campaign finance reform, competitiveness, and party advantage in gubernatorial elections / David M. Primo, Jeffrey Milyo, and Tim Groseclose -- The perfect electoral marketplace : "If men were angels ..." / Michael P. McDonald and John Samples.

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Since 1998, U.S. House incumbents have won a staggering 98 percent of their reelection races. Electoral competition is also low and in decline in most state and primary elections. The Marketplace of Democracy combines the resources of two eminent research organizationsthe Brookings Institution and the Cato Instituteto address the startling lack of competition in our democratic system.

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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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JSTOR

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22573/ctt5zg9n8

Title

Marketplace of democracy.

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0815755791

USA

Democracy-- United States.

Elections-- United States.

Opposition (Political science)-- United States.

Representative government and representation-- United States.

Démocratie-- États-Unis.

Élections-- États-Unis.

Gouvernement représentatif-- États-Unis.

Opposition (Science politique)-- États-Unis.

Democracy.

Demokratie

Elections.

Opposition

Opposition (Political science)

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Elections.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- General.

Representative government and representation.

United States.

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POL008000

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Edition

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McDonald, Michael,1967-

Samples, John Curtis,1956-

Date of Transaction

20201204110314.0

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[Book]

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