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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955004603321

Autore

Gueorguieva Vassia <1980->

Titolo

Voting and elections the world over / / Vassia Gueorguieva and Rita J. Simon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2009

ISBN

1-282-49352-3

9786612493522

0-7391-3092-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Collana

Global Perspectives on Social Issues

Altri autori (Persone)

SimonRita J <1931-> (Rita James)

Disciplina

324.6

Soggetti

Voting

Elections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I. NORTH AMERICA; Chapter 01. Canada; Chapter 02. United States; Part II. SOUTH AMERICA; Chapter 03. Argentina; Chapter 04. Brazil; Part III. EUROPE; Chapter 05. United Kingdom; Chapter 06. France; Chapter 07. Germany; Chapter 08. Italy; Chapter 09. Spain; Chapter 10. Sweden; Part IV. RUSSIAN FEDERATION/EASTERN EUROPE; Chapter 11. The Russian Federation; Chapter 12. Poland; Chapter 13. Hungary; Part V. MIDDLE EAST; Chapter 14. Egypt; Chapter 15. Israel; Chapter 16. Jordan; Part VI. AFRICA; Chapter 17. Nigeria; Chapter 18. South Africa; Part VII. ASIA

Chapter 19. IndiaChapter 20. China; Chapter 21. Japan; Part VIII. OCEANIA; Chapter 22. Australia; Chapter 23. Comparative Analyses of Voting and Elections; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Voting and Elections the World Over examines the electoral process across twenty-two countries. The book is a quick reference source for information about the major issues to consider when analyzing elections and their administration across nations: type of electoral system; who administers elections; elected offices; suffrage; the voting process; major political and financial regulations pertaining to the conduct of elections; and voter turnout.