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Lijphart, Arend.

Electoral systems and party systems : a study of twenty-seven democracies, 1945-1990 / Arend Lijphart ; in collaboration with Don Aitkin [and others]. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1995. - xvii, 209 pages ; 23 cm. - Comparative European politics . - Comparative European politics. .

"First published 1994. First issued in paperback 1995"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index.

Goals and methods -- Electoral systems -- Disproportionality, multipartism, and majority victories -- Changes in election rules between systems in the same country -- Bivariate and multivariate analyses -- Four other potential explanations -- Electoral engineering -- Indices of disproportionality and party system characteristics.

ISBN: 0198280548 9780198280545

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Elections.
Political parties.
Comparative government.
Comparative government.
Elections.
Political parties.
Eleicoes.
Partidos politicos.
Democracia.
�Elections.
Gouvernement (science politique)
ELECTIONS.
POLITICAL PARTIES.
ELECTION LAW.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.

Subjects--Index Terms: Elections

LC Class. No.: JF1001 / .L54 1995

Dewey Class. No.: 324.6/3