Book review: numbers rule: the vexing mathematics of democracy, from Plato to the present

Dunleavy, Patrick ORCID: 0000-0002-2650-6398 (2010) Book review: numbers rule: the vexing mathematics of democracy, from Plato to the present. British Politics and Policy at LSE (31 Oct 2010). Website.

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Patrick Dunleavy reviews a fascinating, but flawed, history of democratic thinking from an American perspective. It throws often unexpected light on democratic innovations through the ages; and if the government’s project to slice the UK electorate up into equal constituencies is your bag, you can get stuck in here.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2010 The Author
Divisions:	Government Public Policy Group
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) Q Science > QA Mathematics
Date Deposited:	29 Nov 2011 10:44
Last Modified:	10 Sep 2025 06:52
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/39783

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