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949973
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b704343
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Mixed-member electoral systems : : the best of both worlds? /\ edited by Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, ©2001.
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Comparative European politics
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1 online resource (xix, 656 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0191528978
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: 0191600245
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: 9780191528972
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: 9780191600241
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0199240795
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019925768X9780199257683
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9780199240791
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Comparative government.
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Proportional representation.
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Institutions politiques comparées.
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Représentation proportionnelle.
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Comparative government.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Elections.
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Proportional representation.
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Evenredige vertegenwoordiging.
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Kiesstelsels.
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| Dewey Classification
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324.6/3
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| LC Classification
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JF1071.M59 2001eb
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| NLM classification
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89.57bcl
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| Added Entry
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Shugart, Matthew Soberg,1960-
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Wattenberg, Martin P.,1956-
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