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UNINA9910809760903321 |
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Autore |
Suzuki Jeff |
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Titolo |
Constitutional calculus : the math of justice and the myth of common sense / / Jeff Suzuki |
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Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Representative government and representation - United States |
Probabilities - United States |
Mathematical statistics - United States |
Voting - United States |
Social justice - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: condorcet's dream -- The articles of the constitution -- Stand up and be estimated -- (Nearly) equal representation -- Weighting for a fair vote -- The impossibility of democracy -- Dragons and dummymanders -- The worst way to elect a president, except for all the rest -- The Bill of Rights -- Stop and frisk : the inefficiency of racism -- Reverend thomas bayes and the law -- "The man of statistics" -- Despair over disparity -- Once is an accident-- -- 6 5 10 n-angry men -- The peril and promise of social network analysis -- Strikes for three strikes -- The price of punishment -- Epilogue: the constitutional equation -- Notes -- Selected topical bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Whether you are fascinated by history, math, social justice, or government, your interest will be piqued and satisfied by the convincing case Suzuki makes. |
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