Comparing Democracies 2
Subtitle: New Challenges in the Study of Elections and Voting
Contributors: Lawrence LeDuc (Editor); Richard G. Niemi (Editor); Pippa Norris (Editor)
Edition: Second Edition edition
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: March 13, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780761972228
Subjects: Elections & referenda; Political Science; Democracy; Politics / Current Events; Voting; Politics/International Relations; Public Affairs & Administration; Political Process - Elections; Political Science / General; Comparative government; Political Ideologies - Democracy
First sentence: Elections are the lifeblood of democracy: generating public debate, shaping the policy agenda, selecting representatives, determining the composition of parliaments, and influencing the distribution of power in government.