Search Results - "Elections"

Mixed-Member Electoral Systems in Constitutional Context : Taiwan, Japan, and Beyond /

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The Many Faces of Strategic Voting : Tactical Behavior in Electoral Systems Around the World /

Table of Contents: “…Stephenson -- The effect of national and constituency expectations on tactical voting in the British general election of 2010 / Paul R. Abramson, John H. Aldrich, Abraham Diskin, Aaron M. …”
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The Pseudo-Democrat's Dilemma : Why Election Monitoring Became an International Norm / by Hyde, Susan D.

Table of Contents: “…Signaling democracy and the norm of internationally observed elections -- Sovereign leaders and the decision to invite observers -- Democracy-contingent benefits -- Does election monitoring matter? …”
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Campaign Finance and Political Polarization : When Purists Prevail / by La Raja, Raymond J., 1965-, Schaffner, Brian F. (Brian Frederick)

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Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy / by Engstrom, Erik J.

Table of Contents: “…Gerrymandering and the evolution of American politics -- Districting and the construction of early American democracy -- The origins of single-member districts -- The strategic timing of congressional redistricting -- Stacking the states, stacking the house: the partisan consequences of congressional redistricting -- Electoral competition and critical elections -- A congress of strangers: gerrymandering and legislative turnover -- The partisan impact of malapportionment -- From turbulence to stasis, 1900-1964 -- Gerrymandering and the future of American politics.…”
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The Taiwan Voter /

Subjects: “…POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process Elections. bisacsh 146024…”
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Empire of Direct Mail : How Conservative Marketing Persuaded Voters and Transformed the Grassroots / by Moriyama, Takahito

Table of Contents: “…The rise of political consultants -- The development of political direct mail -- The presidential election of 1964 -- After Goldwater -- Debates over campaign finance reform -- The formation of the New Right.…”
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Prescription for the People : An Activist’s Guide to Making Medicine Affordable for All / by Quigley, Fran, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…People everywhere are struggling to get the medicines they need -- The United States has a drug problem -- Millions of people are dying needlessly -- Cancer patients face particularly deadly barriers to medicines -- The current medicine system neglects many major diseases -- Corporate research and development investments are exaggerated -- The current system wastes billions on drug marketing -- The current system compromises physician integrity and leads to unethical corporate behavior -- Medicines are priced at whatever the market will bear -- Pharmaceutical corporations reap history-making profits -- The for-profit medicine arguments are patently false -- Medicine patents are extended too far and too wide -- Patent protectionism stunts the development of new medicines -- Governments, not private corporations, drive medicine innovation -- Taxpayers and patients pay twice for patented medicines -- Medicines are a public good -- Medicine patents are artificial, recent, and government-created -- The United States and big pharma play the bully in extending patents -- Pharma-pushed trade agreements steal the power of democratically elected governments -- Current law provides opportunities for affordable generic medicines -- There is a better way to develop medicines -- Human rights law demands access to essential medicines.…”
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Repenser la légitimité de l'État africain à l'ère de la gouvernance partagée /

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