Demanding choices : opinion, voting, and direct democracy / / Shaun Bowler and Todd Donovan
| Demanding choices : opinion, voting, and direct democracy / / Shaun Bowler and Todd Donovan |
| Autore | Bowler Shaun <1958-> |
| Edizione | [1st pbk. ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, 2000, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 198 p. ; ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 321.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DonovanTodd |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy
Elections Referendum Representative government and representation |
| ISBN |
1-282-76101-3
9786612761010 9780472087150 0472087150 0-472-02334-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface""; ""1. The History of Direct Democracy: A Critique of Voter Competence""; ""2. Reasoning Voters: Sorting through the Demands of Direct Democracy""; ""3. Responding to Demands: Information, Abstention, and Just Saying ""No""""; ""4. Economic Conditions and Voting on Ballot Propositions""; ""5. Private Interests and Instrumental Voting""; ""6. Voter Response to the Initiative Logroll and the Counterproposition""; ""7. Partisan Interests and Campaign Information: Support for Term Limits""
""8. How Campaign Spending Affects Voter Awareness and Opinions of Initiatives""""9. Conclusions about Voter Reasoning in Direct Democracy""; ""Appendix A: Coding of Variables on Private Interests and Voting Behavior""; ""References""; ""Index"" |
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Democracy in the States [[electronic resource] ] : Experiments in Election Reform
| Democracy in the States [[electronic resource] ] : Experiments in Election Reform |
| Autore | Cain Bruce E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Brookings Institution Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.60973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DonovanTodd |
| Collana | Brookings Series on Election Administration and Reform |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy --United States
Elections --United States Voting --United States Elections - United States Voting - United States Democracy - United States Government - U.S Law, Politics & Government Political Rights - U.S |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8157-0147-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; The Promise of Election Reform; Part One: Promoting Integrity; Election Administration and Voter Confidence; Poll Workers' Job Satisfaction and Confidence; Part Two: Promoting Participation; Vote Centers and Voter Turnout; Early Voting and Voter Turnout; Election Day Registration, Competition, and Voter Turnout; Direct Democracy, Engagement, and Voter Turnout; Part Three: Promoting Responsiveness; Term Limits and State Legislatures; Multimember Districts and State Legislatures; Legislative Redistricting
Multiple Parties and Ballot RegulationsDirect Democracy and Election and Ethics Laws; A Goal for Reform; From the Last Generation for Reform to the Next; References; Contributors; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459047003321 |
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Democracy in the States [[electronic resource] ] : Experiments in Election Reform
| Democracy in the States [[electronic resource] ] : Experiments in Election Reform |
| Autore | Cain Bruce E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Brookings Institution Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.60973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DonovanTodd |
| Collana | Brookings Series on Election Administration and Reform |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy --United States
Elections --United States Voting --United States Elections - United States Voting - United States Democracy - United States Government - U.S Law, Politics & Government Political Rights - U.S |
| ISBN | 0-8157-0147-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; The Promise of Election Reform; Part One: Promoting Integrity; Election Administration and Voter Confidence; Poll Workers' Job Satisfaction and Confidence; Part Two: Promoting Participation; Vote Centers and Voter Turnout; Early Voting and Voter Turnout; Election Day Registration, Competition, and Voter Turnout; Direct Democracy, Engagement, and Voter Turnout; Part Three: Promoting Responsiveness; Term Limits and State Legislatures; Multimember Districts and State Legislatures; Legislative Redistricting
Multiple Parties and Ballot RegulationsDirect Democracy and Election and Ethics Laws; A Goal for Reform; From the Last Generation for Reform to the Next; References; Contributors; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785458203321 |
Cain Bruce E
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| Washington, : Brookings Institution Press, 2008 | ||
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