Predicting party sizes : the logic of simple electoral systems / Rein Taagepera.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taagepera, Rein.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proportional representation--Mathematical models.

Proportional representation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For a given electoral system, what average number and sizes of parties and government duration can we expect? Predicting Party Sizes is the first book to make specific predictions that agree with world averages. The basic factors are the numbers of seats in the assembly and in the average electoral district. While previous models tell us only the direction in which to change the electoral system, the present ones also tell us by how much they must be changed so as to obtainthe desired change in average number of parties and cabinet duration. Hence, combined with known particularities of a coun

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Symbols; 1. How Electoral Systems Matter; Part I. Rules and Tools; Part II. The Duvergerian Macro-Agenda: How Simple Electoral Systems Affect Party Sizes and Politics; Part III. Implications and Broader Agenda; Appendix: Detecting Factors Other than the Seat Product; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-15455-5

9786611154554

0-19-153702-0

1-4356-2292-8

OCLC:

276229045