03733cam a2200457 a 4500 56718 56718 BJBSDDR 20230410121034.0 ta 060706s2006 dcuabf b 001 0 eng 0815755805 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815755791 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780815755807 9780815755791 14439799 (OCoLC)ocm70292020 DLC DLC spa Eng n-us--- JK 1976 M345 2006 324.60973 22 The marketplace of democracy : electoral competition and American politics / Michael P. McDonald, John Samples, editors. Electoral competition and American politics Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute : Brookings Institution Press, c2006. viii, 312 p., 6 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. 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. "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 Elections United States. Representative government and representation United States. Opposition (Political science) United States. Democracy United States. Democracia Estados Unidos. 2833 Elecciones Estados Unidos 285 Oposición (Ciencia Política) Estados Unidos 4301 Gobierno representativo Estados Unidos 412 McDonald, Michael, 1967- 8218 editor Samples, John Curtis, 1956- 8219 editor Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0617/2006022353.html lcc BK dvf 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 0 JK 1976 M345 2006 00000123292 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 BK