TY - BOOK AU - Gerken,Heather K. TI - The democracy index: why our election system is failing and how to fix it SN - 9780691136943 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - JK 1976 G369d 2009 U1 - 320.60973 PY - 2009/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Voting KW - United States KW - Elections KW - Voter registration KW - Votación KW - Estados Unidos KW - Elecciones KW - Registro de votantes KW - 20150600 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-171) and index; The perverse politics of election reform. Why [we think] elections are run badly, and what to do about it. -- The promise of data-driven reform -- The politics of reform and the promise of ranking -- Is the game worth the candle? -- Getting from here to there in miniature. Making the democracy index a reality -- Conclusion: getting from "here to there" Redux ER -