Choosing an Electoral System: Issues and AlternativesArend Lijphart, Bernard Grofman This outstanding volume brings together major arguments on what constitutes the best electoral system, particulary on the relative merits of plurality and proportional representation |
Contents
Which Is the Best Electoral System? | 31 |
The Case for Proportional Representation | 41 |
A Defense of the British | 53 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Choosing an Electoral System: Issues and Alternatives American political parties and elections Landmark Dissertations in Women's Studies Series Praeger scientific Praeger special studies Praeger special studies: Praeger Scientific |
| Editors | Arend Lijphart, Bernard Grofman |
| Publisher | Praeger, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 8, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0030695465, 9780030695469 |
| Length | 273 pages |
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