[EM] Behind the Ballot Box - single winner methods

[Bart Ingles]

Doesn't sound like it's worth $20 -- except maybe to be able to write a
review for the amazon.com site, etc.




DEMOREP1 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Regarding single winner methods-
> 
> The book notes --
> 
> Plurality, p. 142
> Two-Round Runoff Voting, p. 146
> Instant Runoff Voting, p. 151
> 
> NO mention of my Hitler-Stalin-Washington IRV example (no big surprise).
> 
> In *somewhat buried* Appendix C he mentions-
> 
> Approval Voting,  p. 183
> Condorcet Voting,  p. 187
> 
> *Sincere voting* made it into the Glossary of Terms, p. 203.
> 
> None of the discussions are very *technical* BECAUSE, of course, Prof. Amy
> writes about things for the general public that have a *chance* of being
> adopted to get rid of plurality.
> 
> That is--  there is NO mention of a YES/NO matrix, a Condorcet (head to head)
> matrix or a place votes matrix or things like Smith Sets in the book.
> 
> The earlier part of the book involves an attack on single member districts in
> legislative body elections and various proportional representation methods.
> 
> -----
> Behind the Ballot Box
> A Citizen's Guide to Voting Systems
> By Douglas J. Amy
> Praeger Paperback. Westport, Conn. 2000. 248 pages
> LC 00-029841. ISBN 0-275-96586-4. B6586 $19.95 [s/h $4.00 --total $ 23.95]
> 
> A cloth bound edition is available: 0-275-96585-6, $65.00
> 
> ** Table of Contents **
> 
> -- Preface
> -- Introduction
> -- What Are Voting Systems and Why Are They Important?
> -- Criteria for Evaluating Voting Systems
> -- Plurality-Majority Voting Systems
> -- Proportional Representation Voting Systems
> -- Semi-Proportional Voting Systems
> -- Voting Systems for Single-Office Elections
> -- Making Your Final Choice
> -- Appendixes
> -- Selected Bibliography
> -- Index
> 
> ** Author **
> 
> DOUGLAS J. AMY is Professor of Politics at Mount Holyoke College.
> 
> Greenwood Publishing Group, 88 Post Road West, Westport CT 06881, (203)
> 226-3571