TY  - BOOK
AU  - McDonald,Michael
AU  - Samples,John Curtis
TI  - The marketplace of democracy: electoral competition and American politics 
SN  - 0815755805 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - JK 1976 M345 2006
U1  - 324.60973 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Cato Institute, Brookings Institution Press
KW  - Elections
KW  - United States
KW  - Representative government and representation
KW  - Opposition (Political science)
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Democracia
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Elecciones
KW  - Oposición (Ciencia Política)
KW  - Gobierno representativo
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0617/2006022353.html
ER  -