Handbook of electoral system choice
'The Handbook of Electoral System Choice' 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 are included
Print Book, English, 2004
Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 2004
Aufsatzsammlung
xxii, 555 pages ; 25 cm
9781403904546, 1403904545
53138653
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 Districts and the Electoral College / R.L. Engstrom
WESTERN EUROPE Western Europe: General Overview / J.M. Colomer
France: Reform-mongering Between Majority-Runoff and Proportionality / G. Alexander
Germany: Partisan Engineering of Personalized Proportional Representation / M. Kreuzer
Italy: Lofty Ambitions and Unintended Consequences / D. Gambetta & S. Warner
Spain: From Civil War to Proportional Representation / J.M. Colomer
Sweden: Introducing Proportional Representation From Above / L. Lewin
Switzerland: Introducing Proportional Representation From Below / G. Lutz
United Kingdom: Reforming the Westminster Model / P. Dunleavy & H. Margetts
EASTERN EUROPE Eastern Europe: General Overview / C. Flores Juberas
The Baltics: Independence with Divergent Electoral Systems / E. Mikkel & V. Pettai
Czech Republic: Entrenching Proportional Representation / P. Kopecky
Hungary: Compromising Mid-way on a Mixed System / J.W. Schiemann
Poland: Learning to Manipulate Electoral Rules / M. Kaminski
Russia: Compromising a Long Lasting Transitional Formula / O. Shvetsova
AFRICA Africa: Dictatorial and Democratic Electoral Systems since 1946 / M. Golder & L. Wantchekon
Africa: Electoral Systems in Emerging Democracies / S. Mozaffar
South Africa: Proportional Representation in the Puzzle to Stabilize Democracy / A. Reynolds
ASIA AND PACIFIC Asia and Pacific: General Overview / A. Hicken
Australia: Replacing Plurality Rule with Majority-Preferential Voting / M. Sawer
India: Majoritarian Democracy from Above / S.K. Mitra
Indonesia: Transition and Change, but Electoral System Continuity / A. Ellis
Japan: Manipulating Multi-member Districts: From SNTV to a Mixed System / J. Wada
New Zealand: Reform by (Nearly) Immaculate Design / J.H. Nagel
Glossary and Index / J.M. Colomer