Handbook of Electoral System Choice - Hardcover

Colomer, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1403904545 ISBN 13: 9781403904546

Verlag: AIAA, 2004

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Críticas:

'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 shows that there is an important general trend visible in the historical record, toward greater

proportionality. Every serious student of electoral systems will want this

handbook on their shelf.' - Gary W. Cox, Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego

'This volume goes a long way in providing the necessary detailed historical evidence about the roots of electoral system change for a large and diverse set of democratic nations throughout recent history. Professor Colomer offers a new and highly original theory of electoral change which lays the groundwork for a radical revision of what has become the common wisdom about the effects of electoral laws. The chapters provide us a wealth of new information and new theoretical insights.' - From the Foreword by Bernard Grofman, Professor of Political Science and Mathematical Behavioral Science, University of California, Irvine

Reseña del editor:

The topic of electoral reform is an extremely timely one. The accelerated expansion of the number of new democracies in the world generates increasing demands for advice on the choice of electoral rules; at the same time, a new reformism in well established democracies seeks new formulas favoring both more representative institutions and more accountable rulers. This book addresses the theoretical and comparative issues of electoral reform in relation to democratization, political strategies in established democracies and the relative performance of different electoral systems. Case studies on virtually every major democracy or democratizing country in the world are included.

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• Verlag: AIAA
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1403904545
• ISBN 13: 9781403904546
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 580
• Herausgeber: Colomer Josep