The politics of electoral systems / edited by Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005
- xxvi, 662 p. : ill. ; 25cm.
- ISBN:
- 0199257566
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"The book provides detailed analyses of the operation of a diverse set of electoral systems in their national context. Each chapter explains how the electoral system really works in the given country, examining the strategic incentives the system provides to voters, candidates, and parties. All country chapters have a common format and structure." "The book will be interest to those concerned with the practical political business of electoral reform. The book contains a wealth of evidence about the performance of various kinds of proportional representation and of non-PR systems."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Machine derived contents note: I. Introduction: Electoral Systems and Electoral Systems Resea
- 1. Introduction to Electoral Systems
- Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell
- 2. Comparative Electoral Systems Research: The Maturation
- of a Field and New Challenges Ahead
- Matthew Soberg Shugart
- 3. Why are There so Many (or so Few) Electoral Reforms?
- Richard S. Katz
- II. Single-Member Constituency Systems
- 4. Australia: The Alternative Vote in a Compliant Political Culture
- David M. Farrell and lan McAllister
- 5. Canada: Sticking to First-Past-the-Post, for the Time Being
- Louis Massicotte
- 6. France: Stacking the Deck
- Robert Elgie
- 7. India: Two-Party Contests within a Multiparty System
- Anthony Heath, Siana Glouharova and Oliver Heath
- 8. The United Kingdom: Plurality Rule under Siege
- Paul Mitchell
- 9. The United States of America: Perpetual Campaigning in the Absence
- of Competition
- Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, and Jennifer Van Heerde
- III. Mixed Systems
- 10. Germany: Stability and Strategy in a Mixed-Member
- Proportional System
- Thomas Saalfeld
- 11. Hungary: Holding back the Tiers
- Kenneth Benoit
- 12. Italy: A Case of Fragmented Bipolarism
- Roberto D'Alimonte
- 13. Japan: Haltingly Toward a Two-Party System
- Steven R. Reed
- 14. New Zealand: The Consolidation of Reform?
- Jack Vowles
- 15. Russia: The Authoritarian Adaptation of an Electoral System
- Stephen White
- IV. Closed-List Systems
- 16. Israel: The Politics of an Extreme Electoral System
- Gideon Rahat and Reuven Y. Hazan
- 17. South Africa: One Party Dominance Despite Perfect Proportionality
- Amanda Gouws and Paul Mitchell
- 18. Spain: Proportional Representation with Majoritarian Outcomes
- Jonathan Hopkin
- V. Preferential List Systems and PR-STV
- 19. Austria: A Complex Electoral System with Subtle Effects
- Wolfgang C. Miiller
- 20. Belgium: Empowering Voters or Party Elites?
- Lieven De Winter
- 21. Chile: The Unexpected (and Expected) Consequences of
- Electoral Engineering
- Peter M. Siavelis
- 22. Denmark: Simplicity Embedded in Complexity
- (or Is it the Other Way Round?)
- Jorgen Elklit
- 23. Finland: One Hundred Years of Quietude
- Tapio.Raunio
- 24. The Netherlands: The Sanctity of Proportionality
- Rudy B. Andeweg
- 25. Ireland: The Discreet Charm of PR-STV
- Michael Gallagher.
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- Originally published: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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