03595nam 2200625Ia 450 991081941460332120240410124037.00-8157-5581-3(CKB)1000000000347417(EBL)275768(OCoLC)476021112(SSID)ssj0000198189(PQKBManifestationID)11172758(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000198189(PQKBWorkID)10168985(PQKB)10289092(OCoLC)76961451(MdBmJHUP)muse35349(Au-PeEL)EBL275768(CaPaEBR)ebr10149861(MiAaPQ)EBC275768(EXLCZ)99100000000034741720060706d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe marketplace of democracy[electronic resource] electoral competition and American politics /Michael P. McDonald, John Samples, editors1st ed.Washington, D.C. Cato Institute Brookings Institution Pressc20061 online resource (321 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-5580-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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...[et. al.] -- The decline of competition in U.S. primary elections, 1908-2004 / Stephen Ansolabehere...[et. al.] -- 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. 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 organizations-the Brookings Institution and the Cato Institute-to address the startling lack of competition in our democratic system.ElectionsUnited StatesRepresentative government and representationUnited StatesOpposition (Political science)United StatesDemocracyUnited StatesElectionsRepresentative government and representationOpposition (Political science)Democracy324.60973McDonald Michael1967-856269Samples John Curtis1956-1651944MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819414603321The marketplace of democracy4110493UNINA