| Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: The Best of Both Worlds? Revised Edition Contributor(s): Shugart, Matthew Soberg (Editor), Wattenberg, Martin P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 019925768X ISBN-13: 9780199257683 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: This book evaluates why mixed-member systems have recently appealed to many countries with diverse electoral histories, and how well expectations for these systems have been met. Each major country that has adopted a mixed system is given two chapters, one on origins and one on consequences. The countries examined are Germany, New Zealand, Italy, Israel, Japan, Venezuela, Bolivia, Mexico, Hungary, and Russia. In addition, there are chapters on the prospects for a mixed-member system being adopted in Britain and Canada. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 324.63 |
| LCCN: 2002030755 |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 6.16" W x 9.18" (2.10 lbs) 672 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book evaluates why mixed-member systems have recently appealed to many countries with diverse electoral histories, and how well expectations for these systems have been met. Each major country that has adopted a mixed system is given two chapters, one on origins and one on consequences. The countries examined are Germany, New Zealand, Italy, Israel, Japan, Venezuela, Bolivia, Mexico, Hungary, and Russia. In addition, there are chapters on the prospects for a mixed-member system being adopted in Britain and Canada. |