14 edition of Gaming the Vote found in the catalog.
Published
February 5, 2008
by Hill and Wang
.
Written in English
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | 352 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL11314083M |
| ISBN 10 | 0809048930 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780809048939 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 156818830 |
Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It) William Poundstone, Author. Hill & Wang $25 (p) ISBN Buy this book. Write your own review of Gaming the Vote by William Poundstone, read other people's reviews and browse book information about from Gaming the Vote.
Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It) by William Poundstone; 2 editions; First published in ; Subjects: Politics and government, Elections, Practical Politics, Voting, Game theory; Places: United States. “Gaming the Vote is a witty, irreverent tour d'horizon of voting theories, voting theorists, and their quarrels. Unlike many academic brouhahas, the stakes here are high. Both citizens and politicians will delight in the tales Poundstone tells, but it won't always be easy to tell who's right. Nevertheless, Poundstone cuts through a lot of the /5(21).
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In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. Despite these findings, range voting remains controversial, and Gaming the Vote assesses the obstacles confronting any attempt to change the American electoral system.
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