The Marketplace of Democracy: Electoral Competition And American Politics

This book combines the resources of two eminent research organizations - Brookings and the Cato Institute - to address several important questions about the U.S. democratic system. How pervasive is the lack of competition in arenas only previously speculated on, such as state legislative contests and congressional primaries? What have previous reform efforts, such as direct primaries and term limits, had on electoral competition? What are the effects of redistricting and campaign finance regulation? In sum, what does all this tell us about what might be done to increase electoral competition?