00996cam a2200205 a 4500008004100000020001800041020001500059040000800074050002400082100002400106245010200130260005200232300001100284505036600295505001800661518001500679650002700694650003000721650003900751081030s2009    nju      b    001 0 eng    a9780691136943  a0691136947  aSDU00aJK1976bG354 D 20091 aGerken, Heather K.,14aThe democracy index :bwhy our election system is failing and how to fix it /cHeather K. Gerken.  aPrinceton :bPrinceton University Press,c2009.  a181 p.0 aThe perverse politics of election reform. Why [we think] elections are run badly, and what to do about it. -- The promise of data-driven reform -- The politics of reform and the promise of ranking -- Is the game worth the candle? -- Getting from here to there in miniature. Making the democracy index a reality -- Conclusion: getting from "here to there" Redux.0 a HKBU library  aYT2025 M09 0aVotingzUnited States. 0aElectionszUnited States. 0aVoter registrationzUnited States.