03628cam a2200421 a 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020003600069020003500105020001800140020001800158035001300176035002300189040001800212041000800230043001200238050002300250082001800273245012700291246004800418260007900466300007400545504005100619505121700670520081701887650003002704650006502734650005102799650003002850650003202880650003202912650005402944650004402998700003903042700004203081856008303123BJBSDDR20230410121034.0ta060706s2006    dcuabf   b    001 0 eng    a0815755805 (cloth : alk. paper)  a0815755791 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a9780815755807  a9780815755791  a14439799  a(OCoLC)ocm70292020  aDLCcDLCbspa  aEng  an-us---14aJK 1976bM345 200600a324.6097322204aThe marketplace of democracy :belectoral competition and American politics /cMichael P. McDonald, John Samples, editors.30aElectoral competition and American politics  aWashington, D.C. :bCato Institute :bBrookings Institution Press,cc2006.  aviii, 312 p., 6 p. of plates :bill. (some col.), col. maps ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe 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.  a"In a clear, straightforward manner, this volume provides an important resource for a better understanding of why American politics suffers from low levels of competition for elected office. Students, faculty, and researchers would be wise to consult this important contribution to US elections. Highly recommended." -- CHOICE, 3/1/2007 "The studies which comprise this useful volume are of uniformly high quality, and the book contributes to our understanding of the possibilities and limitations of attempts at political reform. The contributors provide studies which are clearly written and methodologically sophisticated. As a collection, the studies in this book will be of interest to academics and political practitioners alike." --Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Congress & the Presidency  0aElectionszUnited States. 0aRepresentative government and representationzUnited States. 0aOpposition (Political science)zUnited States. 0aDemocracyzUnited States. 4aDemocraciazEstados Unidos. 4aElecciones zEstados Unidos 4aOposición (Ciencia Política) zEstados Unidos 4aGobierno representativozEstados Unidos1 aMcDonald, Michael, d1967-eeditor1 aSamples, John Curtis, d1956-eeditor413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0617/2006022353.html