The Hidden Costs of Clean Election Reform
- ISBN-10
- 0801441153
- ISBN-13
- 9780801441158
- Category
- Elections
- Pages
- 243
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Author
- Frederic Charles Schaffer
Description
Schaffer reveals how tinkering with the electoral process, even with the best of intentions, can easily damage democratic ideals.
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