03997nam 2200625Ia 450 991078299440332120230808202136.01-281-98981-997866119898110-19-152897-8(CKB)1000000000722857(EBL)3053100(OCoLC)922954024(SSID)ssj0000203726(PQKBManifestationID)12030190(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203726(PQKBWorkID)10176477(PQKB)11271265(MiAaPQ)EBC3053100(Au-PeEL)EBL3053100(CaPaEBR)ebr10283339(CaONFJC)MIL198981(EXLCZ)99100000000072285720000605h20012001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMixed-member electoral systems the best of both worlds? /edited by Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. WattenbergOxford ;New York :Oxford University Press,2001.©20011 online resource (xix, 656 pages) illustrationsComparative European politics0-19-924079-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; Introduction: The Electoral Reform of the Twenty-First Century?; I: PLACING MIXED-MEMBER SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD OF ELECTORAL SYSTEMS; 1. Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: A Definition and Typology; 2. "Extreme" Electoral Systems and the Appeal of the Mixed-Member Alternative; II: ORIGINS OF MIXED-MEMBER SYSTEMS; 3. Germany: The Mixed-Member System as a Political Compromise; 4. Choosing MMP in New Zealand: Explaining the 1993 Electoral Reform; 5. Reforming the Italian Electoral Law, 19936. The Politics of Reform in Israel: How the Israeli Mixed System Came to Be; 7. The Causes of Electoral Reform in Japan; 8. The Sources of Electoral Reform in Venezuela; 9. Electoral Reform in Bolivia: Origins of the Mixed-Member Proportional System; 10. Reforming Electoral Systems in Mexico; 11. Hedging Against Uncertainty: Regime Change and the Origins of Hungary's Mixed-Member System; 12. Compromise Amidst Political Conflict: The Origins of Russia's Mixed-Member System; III: CONSEQUENCES OF MIXED-MEMBER SYSTEMS13. The Political Consequences of Germany's Mixed-Member System: Personalization at the Grass Roots?; 14. An Initial Assessment of the Consequences of MMP in New Zealand; 15. Mixed Electoral Rules, Partisan Realignment, and Party System Change in Italy; 16. The Israeli Mixed Electoral System: Unexpected Reciprocal and Cumulative Consequences; 17. The Consequences of Electoral Reform in Japan; 18. The Legislative Consequences of MMP Electoral Rules in Venezuela; 19. The Mixed-Member Proportional System and its Consequences in Bolivia20. The Consequences of Mexico's Mixed-Member Electoral System, 1988-1997; 21. Evaluating Hungary's Mixed-Member Electoral System; 22. The Consequences of Russia's Mixed-Member Electoral System; IV: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM IN OTHER COUNTRIES; 23. The United Kingdom Comes of Age: The British Electoral Reform "Revolution" of the 1990s; 24. Electoral Rules and Electoral Reform in Canada; 25. Conclusion: Are Mixed-Member Systems the Best of Both Worlds?; Glossary; References; IndexComparative European politics.Comparative governmentProportional representationComparative government.Proportional representation.324.6/3Shugart Matthew Soberg1960-144675Wattenberg Martin P.1956-676616MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782994403321Mixed-member electoral systems3703427UNINA