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- catalog abstract ""The right to vote is the cornerstone of democracy. To millions around the world who have fought for that right, it is considered a privilege. Yet the magnitude of nonvoting in America is staggering. More than 91 million Americans did not vote in 1988, putting voter turnout at barely half of the voting-age population." "This situation has stirred much comment and debate across the political spectrum, raising several questions: Why is voter turnout generally so low? Why has it declined steadily over the past three decades? Does low and declining turnout significantly bias the nature of contemporary U.S. politics? And what, if anything, can be done to increase voter participation?" "In this book, Ruy Teixeira addresses each of these questions in detail in an effort to provide policymakers and the general public with a clearer view of the problem and possible solutions. The author's interpretations and recommendations are both provocative and firmly based on currently available data." "Teixeira includes an assessment of current registration reform legislation and shows why a combination of registration reform and political reform is necessary to fully reverse the nonvoting trend and move to substantially higher turnout levels. He points out that while it is unlikely U.S. voter turnout will ever approach levels in Sweden, Australia, and Belgium - which are about 90 percent - with a thorough reform program, levels of around 70 percent, such as those in Japan and Canada, may be attainable."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b3929882.
- catalog contributor b3929883.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1945-1989.".
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description ""The right to vote is the cornerstone of democracy. To millions around the world who have fought for that right, it is considered a privilege. Yet the magnitude of nonvoting in America is staggering. More than 91 million Americans did not vote in 1988, putting voter turnout at barely half of the voting-age population." "This situation has stirred much comment and debate across the political spectrum, raising several questions: Why is voter turnout generally so low? Why has it declined steadily over the past three decades? Does low and declining turnout significantly bias the nature of contemporary U.S. politics? And what, if anything, can be done to increase voter participation?" "In this book, Ruy Teixeira addresses each of these questions in detail in an effort to provide policymakers and the general public with a clearer view of the problem and possible solutions. The author's interpretations and recommendations are both provocative and firmly based on currently available data." "Teixeira includes an assessment of current registration reform legislation and shows why a combination of registration reform and political reform is necessary to fully reverse the nonvoting trend and move to substantially higher turnout levels. He points out that while it is unlikely U.S. voter turnout will ever approach levels in Sweden, Australia, and Belgium - which are about 90 percent - with a thorough reform program, levels of around 70 percent, such as those in Japan and Canada, may be attainable."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-238) and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 242 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Disappearing American voter.".
- catalog identifier "0815783027 :".
- catalog identifier "0815783035 (pbk.) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Disappearing American voter.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution,".
- catalog relation "Disappearing American voter.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1945-1989.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "324.973/092 20".
- catalog subject "JK1987 .T45 1992".
- catalog subject "Voting United States Abstention.".
- catalog title "The disappearing American voter / Ruy A. Teixeira.".
- catalog type "text".