Screen LibraryThe handbook of electoral system choice
'Electoral studies have long focused more on the effects than the causes of electoral rules. As Josep Colomer notes in his introduction to this volume, however, the very strength of the effects leads to a natural line of theorizing about causes: Parties introduce new rules in anticipation of th...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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'Electoral studies have long focused more on the effects than the causes of electoral rules. As Josep Colomer notes in his introduction to this volume, however, the very strength of the effects leads to a natural line of theorizing about causes: Parties introduce new rules in anticipation of their effects on those parties' future electoral fortunes. The individual essays in this volume show that this simple notion plays out in many and sometimes subtle ways in particular cases. Cumulatively, they provide the most extensive collection we possess to date. Moreover, Colomer's synoptic overview |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2004. |
| Carrier Form: | 584 p. |
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9781403904546 9780230522749 : 0230522742 : |
| CLC: | D034.4 |
| Contents: | Foreword-- B.Grofman INTRODUCTION The Strategy and History of Electoral System Choice-- J.M.Colomer THE AMERICAS The Americas: General Overview-- J.M.Colomer Argentina: Compromising on a Qualified-Plurality System-- G.L.Negretto Brazil: Democratizing with Majority-Runoff-- J.M.Nicolau Costa Rica: Modifying Majoritarianism with 40 Percent Threshold-- F.Lehoucq Mexico: Designing Electoral Rules by a Dominant Party-- A.Diaz-Cayeros & B.Magaloni United States: The Past: Moving from Diversity to Unified Single Member Districts-- E.Engstrom United States: The Future: Reconsidering Single-Member Di |