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020			_a9781403912312 _q(pbk.)
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050	0	0	_aJF1001 _b.F35 2011
055		3	_aJF1001 _b.F37 2011
100	1		_aFarrell, David M., _d1960-
245	1	0	_aElectoral systems : _ba comparative introduction / _cDavid M. Farrell.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK ; _aNew York : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2011.
300			_axiii, 279 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe study of electoral systems: -- Why study electoral systems? -- Classifying electoral systems -- Conflicting views on the meaning of 'Representation' -- Conclusion -- The single member plurality system and its cousins: -- The Single-Member Plurality system in practice -- Britain's long road to electoral reform -- The electoral reform debate in other SMP Countries -- Other plurality systems -- Conclusion -- Majority electoral systems : two-round systems and the alternative vote: -- The two-round system -- The alternative vote system -- Assessing majority electoral systems -- Conclusion -- The list systems of proportional representation: -- The origins of list PR Systems -- Electoral formulas: largest remainders and highest averages -- District magnitude : constituency size and multi-tier districting -- Ballot structure : closed, ordered and open lists -- The operation of the list PR System in the Netherlands -- Conclusion -- Mixed-member electoral systems: -- The operation of Germany's mixed-member electoral system -- Proportionality, parties and politics in Germany -- Other mixed-member electoral systems -- Conclusion -- The single transferable vote system of proportional representation: -- STV in Ireland -- How STV Works -- Variations in STV design -- The consequences of STV for the political system -- Conclusion -- The consequences of electoral systems: -- Proportionality profiles of different electoral systems -- Electoral systems and party systems -- Parliament as a 'Microcosm'? -- The strategic effects of electoral systems -- Conclusion -- The politics of electoral system design: -- The origins of electoral systems -- the reform of electoral systems -- Explaining the origins and reform of electoral systems -- Political scientists as electoral engineers -- Measuring voter attitudes towards electoral systems -- Conclusion -- Electoral systems and electoral institutions: -- Built-in Distortions to electoral systems -- Reform of election management -- Conclusion -- Electoral systems and stability: -- PR and Government stability and Accountability -- PR and the Rise of extremist parties -- System complexity, voter confusion and electoral behaviour -- Is there a trade-off between proportionality and stability? -- Conclusion.
520			_a"Electoral Systems examines the six principle types of electoral system currently in use in more than seventy of the world's democracies. A common format is adopted throughout, dealing with explanations of how the system operates and its effects on the political system."--
650		0	_aElections. _917188
650		0	_aRepresentative government and representation.
650		7	_aPolitical Science _xPolitical Process _xElections. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPolitical Science _xPublic Policy _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPolitical Science _xGovernment _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aElections. _2fast _917188
650		7	_aRepresentative government and representation. _2fast
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers/1388/2280452/image/lgcover.9781403912312.jpg
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