| Description |
viii, 312 pages, 6 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Elections -- United States.
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Representative government and representation -- United States.
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Opposition (Political science) -- United States.
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Democracy -- United States.
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| Author |
McDonald, Michael, 1967-
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Samples, John Curtis, 1956-
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| LC no. |
2006022353 |
| ISBN |
0815755805 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0815755791 |
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9780815755807 |
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9780815755791 |
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