Full participation [electronic resource] : a comparative study of compulsory voting / Sarah Birch.
Publication details: Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, c2008.Description: x, 186 pISBN:- 9789280811650 (cloth)
- 9789280811667 (pbk.)
- 9780719077623
- 9781847792709 (e-book)
- 324.6/5 22
- JF1031 .B57 2008eb

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- A history of compulsory voting and an overview of contemporary experience -- Normative arguments for and against compulsory voting -- Compulsory voting and election campaigns -- Compulsory voting and electoral turnout -- Compulsory voting, electoral integrity and democratic legitimacy -- Compulsory voting and political outcomes -- Conclusion.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.