The Resource Democracy more or less : America's political reform quandary, Bruce E. Cain, Stanford University
Democracy more or less : America's political reform quandary, Bruce E. Cain, Stanford University
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- Summary
- Why do American political reform efforts so often fail to solve the problems they intend to fix? In this book, Bruce E. Cain argues that the reasons are an unrealistic civic ideal of a fully informed and engaged citizenry and a neglect of basic pluralist principles about political intermediaries. This book traces the tension between populist and pluralist approaches as it plays out in many seemingly distinct reform topics, such as voting administration, campaign finance, excessive partisanship, redistricting, and transparency and voter participation. It explains why political primaries have promoted partisan polarization, why voting rates are declining even as election opportunities increase, and why direct democracy is not really a grassroots tool. Cain offers a reform agenda that attempts to reconcile pluralist ideals with the realities of collective-action problems and resource disparities
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 125 pages)
- Note
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
- Contents
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- 1. The ascendancy of reform populism
- 2. Reform pluralism
- 3. How much transparency?
- 4. Participation paradoxes
- 5. Reform cycles
- 6. Fair representation
- 7. Raising the political ethics bar
- 8. Election administration or policy?
- 9. A blended reform agenda
- Isbn
- 9781139600545
- Label
- Democracy more or less : America's political reform quandary
- Title
- Democracy more or less
- Title remainder
- America's political reform quandary
- Statement of responsibility
- Bruce E. Cain, Stanford University
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Why do American political reform efforts so often fail to solve the problems they intend to fix? In this book, Bruce E. Cain argues that the reasons are an unrealistic civic ideal of a fully informed and engaged citizenry and a neglect of basic pluralist principles about political intermediaries. This book traces the tension between populist and pluralist approaches as it plays out in many seemingly distinct reform topics, such as voting administration, campaign finance, excessive partisanship, redistricting, and transparency and voter participation. It explains why political primaries have promoted partisan polarization, why voting rates are declining even as election opportunities increase, and why direct democracy is not really a grassroots tool. Cain offers a reform agenda that attempts to reconcile pluralist ideals with the realities of collective-action problems and resource disparities
- Cataloging source
- UkCbUP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cain, Bruce E
- Dewey number
- 320.973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JK1726
- LC item number
- .C35 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Cambridge studies in election law and democracy
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Democracy
- Representative government and representation
- Political culture
- Political participation
- Polarization (Social sciences)
- Label
- Democracy more or less : America's political reform quandary, Bruce E. Cain, Stanford University
- Note
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The ascendancy of reform populism -- 2. Reform pluralism -- 3. How much transparency? -- 4. Participation paradoxes -- 5. Reform cycles -- 6. Fair representation -- 7. Raising the political ethics bar -- 8. Election administration or policy? -- 9. A blended reform agenda
- Control code
- CR9781139600545
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 125 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781139600545
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Democracy more or less : America's political reform quandary, Bruce E. Cain, Stanford University
- Note
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The ascendancy of reform populism -- 2. Reform pluralism -- 3. How much transparency? -- 4. Participation paradoxes -- 5. Reform cycles -- 6. Fair representation -- 7. Raising the political ethics bar -- 8. Election administration or policy? -- 9. A blended reform agenda
- Control code
- CR9781139600545
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 125 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781139600545
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
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