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Subject(s)

• Referendum—United States [Browse]
• Direct democracy—United States [Browse]

Series

American legal institutions. [More in this series]

Summary note

Braunstein's work explores all aspects of initiative and referendum voting, including the subject matter of proposed laws, their potential costs and benefits, ballot issue campaign finance, and the electoral success for each initiative in California, Colorado, and South Dakota. He tests the validity of competing claims that direct democracy is either the bane of democratic publics or their safeguard. His conclusions demonstrate that voters are more sophisticated than many commentators think, that voting behavior reflects a preference for measures with widely accessible benefits, and that inclusive public policy can result from ballot issue elections - even those funded by organized interests. These findings challenge a perception that special interests, professional consultants, and governing elites dominate direct democracy.

Notes

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-159) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Intro
• Table of Contents
• Table of Tables
• Table of Figures
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Ballot Issue Politics in the United States
• Historical Foundations of Direct Democracy
• Legislative Types Produced in Initiative and Referendum Elections
• Pursuing Reform Through Initiative and Referendum
• The Impact of Campaign Finance on Ballot Issue Politics
• The Subject Categories of Direct Democracy
• Into the Future We Go
• Initiative Petition Signature Requirements*
• References
• Index.

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ISBN

1-59332-102-3

OCLC

• 614937209
• 58720596

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