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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164979603321

Autore

Reader Capitol

Titolo

Summary of The Democracy Index

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cork, : Primento Digital, 2013

ISBN

9782511001967

2511001969

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (20 p.)

Disciplina

320.60973

Soggetti

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays

POLITICAL SCIENCE / General

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Book Presentation; Book Abstract; About the Author; Important Note About This Ebook; Summary of The Democracy Index (Heather K. Gerken ); Introduction; The Perverse Politics of Election Reform; The Promise of Data-Driven Reform; The Promise of Reform and the Politics of Ranking; Is the Game Worth the Candle?; Conclusion; Buy the Book; About the Summary Publisher; Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Heather K. Gerken in her book "The Democracy Index: How Human Psychology Drives The Economy, and Why it Matters for Global Capitalism". This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace in any case Heather K. Gerken's book.Gerken  diagnoses what is wrong with American elections and she proposes an modern solution: a "Democracy Index" that would create incentives for politicians, parties  to join the cause of reform but without Congre