The Limits of Electoral Reform

The Limits of Electoral Reform
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9780199695409
ISBN-13 : 0199695407
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Book Synopsis The Limits of Electoral Reform by : Shaun Bowler

Download or read book The Limits of Electoral Reform written by Shaun Bowler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Limits of Electoral Reform examines a variety of reforms, including campaign finance, direct democracy, legislative term limits, and changes to the electoral system itself. This study finds electoral reforms have limited, and in many cases, no effects. The findings here suggest there are hard limits to effects of electoral reform.


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