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008			140508t20152015nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a2014018137
015			_aGBB4C6289
020			_a9781107612266 (pbk)
035			_a(OCoLC)879538966 _z(OCoLC)885226012
040			_aPUCPR
041			_aeng
049			_acicg
050	0	0	_aJK 1726 _b.C35 2015
082	0	0	_a320.973 _223
100	1		_aCain, Bruce E. _eauthor. _9206586
245	1	0	_aDemocracy more or less _bAmerica's political reform quandary _cBruce E. Cain.
264		1	_aNew York, NY _bCambridge University Press _c2015.
300			_aix, 251 pages _c24 cm.
336			_btxt
337			_bn _2rdamedia
338			_bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge studies in election law and democracy
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. 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.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aDemocracy _zUnited States. _985470 _2Local
650		7	_aRepresentative government and representation _9158538 _2Local
650		0	_aPolitical participation _9152196
650		7	_aPolitical culture _9152175 _2Local
650		7	_aPolarization Social sciences _9152057 _2Local
650		7	_aDemocracy _985470 _2Local
650		7	_aLaw _2Local _9150
650		0	_aPolarization Social sciences _zUnited States. _9152057 _2Local
650		0	_aPolitical participation _zUnited States. _9152196
650		0	_aPolitical culture _zUnited States. _9152175 _2Local
650		0	_aRepresentative government and representation _zUnited States. _9158538 _2Local
651		7	_aUnited States _9182913 _2Local
830		0	_aCambridge studies in election law and democracy
942			_c6 _hJK 1726 _m.C35 2015