Amy persuasively argues that plurality rules are unfair, outmoded, and undemocratic and that the United States should adopt a different electoral system--proportional representation--by which officials are elected in large, multimember districts according to the proportion of the vote won by their parties.
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Amy makes the case that American politics can be re-energized by adopting proportional representation, the method by which most Western democracies vote. . . . 'It is time for this debate to begin,' Mr. Amy believes. This book could help begin it. -- New York Times Book Review
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Douglas J. Amy is Professor of Politics at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. He is the author of a number of books, including "Government is Good: An Unapologetic Defense of a Vital Institution." Another of his books, "Real Choices/New Voices: How Proportional Representation Elections Could Revitalize American Democracy," won the George H. Hallett Award from the American Political Science Association.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Real Choices/ New Voices (Paperback)
This book is a "must read" for anyone who is serious about reforming the electoral system. It is cogent and well written. It covers the arguments for and against PR (proportional representation), and has useful nuts-and-bolts appendices.I strongly recommend it.
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An invaluable introduction to an important topic,
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This review is from: Real Choices/New Voices: The Case for Proportional Representation Elections in the United States (Hardcover)
"Real Choices, New Voices" first was published when the movement for proportional representation in the United States was hardly a blip on the radar screen, back in 1993. Now we have seen a major referendum on it, serious discussion about "PR" in numerous states and an ongoing international trend toward PR systems. Amy's book has been a key reason why -- his arguments are clear, powerful and well-supported with evidence. Once a reader reads "Real Choices, New Voices," he or she will never be able to look at our democracy in the same way. If you think our system is working, don't worry about the book -- if you're like the rest of us, I'd urge you to get a copy today!
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Socialist Lies,
This review is from: Real Choices/ New Voices (Paperback)
Douglas J. Amy's statist propaganda is morally bankrupt, mindless, economically dysfunctional, violent, and has been thoroughly debunked by libertarian intellectuals.
The author's only claim to notability comes from defending the very gang of thugs who sign his paychecks!
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New York, Great Britain, New Zealand, Supreme Court, Ronald Reagan, Rainbow Coalition, Ross Perot, Voting Rights Act, Chilton County, Jesse Jackson, Angus Maude, Arend Lijphart, George Bush, South Carolina, Equal Rights Amendment, Ferdinand Hermens, Hendrik Hertzberg, North Carolina, Social Security New!
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The frustration election system is unfair, outmoded, and undemocratic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Great Britain, New Zealand, Supreme Court, Ronald Reagan, Rainbow Coalition, Ross Perot, Voting Rights Act, Chilton County, Jesse Jackson, Angus Maude, Arend Lijphart, George Bush, South Carolina, Equal Rights Amendment, Ferdinand Hermens, Hendrik Hertzberg, North Carolina, Social Security New!
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- Parties in Crisis: Party Politics in America by Ruth K. Scott in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Green Politics by Charlene Spretnak in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Governance by Decree: The Impact of the Voting Rights Act in Dallas (Studies in Government and Public Policy) by Ruth P. Morgan on 4 pages
- Popular Politics: Renewing Democracy for a Sustainable World by George W. Shepherd on page 73, and Back Matter
- Latino Politics in Massachusetts: Struggles, Strategies and Prospects (Race and Politics) by Carol Hardy-Fanta on page 235
- Political Decision Making, Deliberation and Participation (Research in Micropolitics) (Research in Micropolitics) by M.X. Delli Carpini on page 86
- Black Faces in the Mirror: African Americans and Their Representatives in the U.S. Congress by Katherine Tate in Back Matter
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