The Limits of Electoral Reform

by Todd Donovan and Shaun Bowler

Institutions 'matter' to electoral reform advocates and political scientists - both argue that variation in electoral institutions affect how elected officials and citizens behave. Change the rules, and citizen engagement with politics can be renewed. Yet a look at the record of electoral reform reveals a string of disappointments. This book examines a variety of reforms, including campaign finance, direct democracy, legislative term limits, and changes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199695407
• ISBN13: 9780199695409
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"