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Mixed-member electoral systems : the best of both worlds? /

In the view of many electoral reformers, mixed-member systems offer the best of the traditional British single-seat system and PR systems. This book evaluates why the systems have appealed to many countries, and how well expectations have been met.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Shugart, Matthew Soberg, 1960-, Wattenberg, Martin P., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2001.
Colección:Comparative European politics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : The electoral reform of the twenty-first century? / Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg
  • Mixed-member electoral systems : a definition and typology / Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg
  • "Extreme" electoral systems and the appeal of the mixed-member alternative / Matthew Soberg Shugart
  • Germany : the mixed-member system as a political compromise / Susan E. Scarrow
  • Choosing MMP in New Zealand : explaining the 1993 electoral reform / David Denemark
  • Reforming the Italian electoral law, 1993 / Richard S. Katz
  • The politics of reform in Israel : how the Israeli mixed system came to be / Gideon Rahat
  • The causes of electoral reform in Japan / Steven R. Reed and Michael F. Thies
  • The sources of electoral reform in Venezuela / Brian F. Crisp and Juan Carlos Rey
  • Electoral reform in Bolivia : origins of the mixed-member proportional system / René Antonio Mayorga
  • Reforming electoral systems in Mexico / Juan Molinar Horcasitas and Jeffrey A. Weldon
  • Hedging against uncertainty : regime change and the origins of Hungary's mixed-member system / John W. Schiemann
  • Compromise amidst political conflict : the origins of Russia's mixed-member system / Robert G. Moser and Frank C. Thames, Jr.
  • The political consequences of Germany's mixed-member system : personalization at the grass roots? / Hans-Dieter Klingemann and Bernhard Wessels
  • An initial assessment of the consequences of MMP in New Zealand / Fiona Barker [and others]
  • Mixed electoral rules, partisan realignment, and party system change in Italy / Roberto D'Alimonte
  • The Israeli mixed electoral system : unexpected reciprocal and cumulative consequences / Reuven Y. Hazan
  • The consequences of electoral reform in Japan / Steven R. Reed and Michael F. Thies
  • The legislative consequences of MMP electoral rules in Venezuela / Michael R. Kulisheck and Brian F. Crisp
  • The mixed-member proportional system and its consequences in Bolivia / René Antonio Mayorga
  • The consequences of Mexico's mixed-member electoral system, 1988-1997 / Jeffrey A. Weldon
  • Evaluating Hungary's mixed-member electoral system / Kenneth Benoit
  • The consequences of Russia's mixed-member electoral system / Robert G. Moser
  • The United Kingdom comes of age : the British electoral reform "revolution" of the 1990s / David M. Farrell
  • Electoral rules and electoral reform in Canada / R. Kent Weaver
  • Conclusion : Are mixed-member systems the best of both worlds? / Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg.