Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspective
Subtitle: Their Impact on Women and Minorities (Contributions in Political Science)
Contributors: Wilma Rule (Editor); Joseph F. Zimmerman (Editor)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: March 30, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780313286339
Subjects: Elections & referenda; Ethnic studies; Women's studies; Comparative Government; Practical Politics; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Political Process - Elections; Political Science / Foreign Legal Systems; Government - Comparative; Cross-cultural studies; Elections; Minorities; Political activity; Representative government and; Representative government and representation
First sentence: The approach of the twenty-first century finds women and most minority groups grossly underrepresented in elective offices throughout the world because of cultural, legal, and political barriers.