The politics of electoral systems /
Electoral systems matter. They are a crucial link in the chain connecting the preferences of citizens to the policy choices made by governments. They are chosen by political actors and, once in existence, have political consequences for those actors. They are an important object of study for anyone...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Electoral systems matter. They are a crucial link in the chain connecting the preferences of citizens to the policy choices made by governments. They are chosen by political actors and, once in existence, have political consequences for those actors. They are an important object of study for anyone interested in the political process, and in this book we subject them to systematic analysis. In addition to some comparative chapters, the book contains full accounts of the operation of electoral systems in 22 countries: France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Israel, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finl. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 662 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191531514 0191531510 1423770811 9781423770817 0199257566 9780199257560 9780191603280 0191603287 |