Mixed-Member Electoral Systems
Subtitle: The Best of Both Worlds? (Comparative Politics)
Contributors: Matthew Soberg Shugart (Editor); Martin P. Wattenberg (Editor)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: May 3, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 656
ISBN-13: 9780199240791
Subjects: Elections & referenda; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Political Process - Elections; Political Science / Elections; Comparative government; Proportional representation
Description: 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.