Rules, Choice and Strategy: The Political Economy of Italian Electoral ReformRam Mudambi, Pietro Navarra, Giuseppe Sobbrio 'The book reaches well beyond an evaluation of the immediate public choice consequences of operating under alternative voting rules. . . . This book offers insights into the dynamics of electoral reform and the political consequences of such reform th |
Contents
| 4 | |
A history of the Italian political system 19l3 to the present | 15 |
ECONOMICS AND ELECTIONS THE KEY TOOLS | 55 |
Introduction | 57 |
The economics of elections a review of the literature | 58 |
Electoral systems electoral formulae and Italian electoral rules | 76 |
CHOICES BETWEEN RULES | 91 |
Introduction | 93 |
Introduction | 133 |
Party electoral strategies under the new rules | 134 |
Political coalition formation under the new rules | 148 |
RULES CHOICES AND STRATEGY | 157 |
Introduction | 159 |
Election simulation and the nature of constitutional choices | 160 |
Summary and evaluation | 181 |
Bibliography | 191 |
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