Mixed-member electoral systems : the best of both worlds? / edited by Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg.

Contributor(s): Shugart, Matthew Soberg, 1960- | Wattenberg, Martin P, 1956-Material type: TextTextSeries: Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)Publication details: Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, c2001Description: xxiv, 656 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 019925768X (pbk.); 9780199257683 (pbk.)Subject(s): Proportional representation | Comparative governmentDDC classification: 324.6/3 LOC classification: JF1071 | .M59 2001
Contents:
1. Mixed-member electoral systems : a definition and typology / Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg -- 2. "Extreme" electoral systems and the appeal of the mixed-member alternative / Matthew Soberg Shugart -- 3. Germany : the mixed-member system as a political compromise / Susan E. Scarrow -- 4. Choosing MMP in New Zealand : explaining the 1993 electoral reform / David Denemark -- 5. Reforming the Italian electoral law, 1993 / Richard S. Katz -- 6. The politics of reform in Israel : how the Israeli mixed system came to be / Gideon Rahat -- 7. The causes of electoral reform in Japan / Steven R. Reed and Michael F. Thies -- 8. The sources of electoral reform in Venezuela / Brian F. Crisp and Juan Carlos Rey -- 9. Electoral reform in Bolivia : origins of the mixed-member proportional system / René Antonio Mayorga -- 10. Reforming electoral systems in Mexico / Juan Molinar Horcasitas and Jeffrey A. Weldon -- 11. Hedging against uncertainty : regime change and the origins of Hungary's mixed-member system / John W. Schiemann -- 12. Compromise amidst political conflict : the origins of Russia's mixed-member system / Robert G. Moser and Frank C. Thames, Jr. -- 13. The political consequences of Germany's mixed-member system : personalization at the grass roots? / Hans-Dieter Klingemann and Bernhard Wessels -- 14. An initial assessment of the consequences of MMP in New Zealand / Fiona Barker ... [et al.] --15. Mixed electoral rules, partisan realignment, and party system change in Italy / Roberto D'Alimonte -- 16. The Israeli mixed electoral system : unexpected reciprocal and cumulative consequences / Reuven Y. Hazan -- 17. The consequences of electoral reform in Japan / Steven R. Reed and Michael F. Thies -- 18. The legislative consequences of MMP electoral rules in Venezuela / Michael R. Kulisheck and Brian F. Crisp -- 19. The mixed-member proportional system and its consequences in Bolivia / René Antonio Mayorga -- 20. The consequences of Mexico's mixed-member electoral system, 1988-1997 / Jeffrey A. Weldon -- 21. Evaluating Hungary's mixed-member electoral system / Kenneth Benoit -- 22. The consequences of Russia's mixed-member electoral system / Robert G. Moser -- 23. The United Kingdom comes of age : the British electoral reform "revolution" of the 1990s / David M. Farrell -- 24. Electoral rules and electoral reform in Canada / R. Kent Weaver -- 25. Conclusion : Are mixed-member systems the best of both worlds? / Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [601]-633) and index.

1. Mixed-member electoral systems : a definition and typology / Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg -- 2. "Extreme" electoral systems and the appeal of the mixed-member alternative / Matthew Soberg Shugart -- 3. Germany : the mixed-member system as a political compromise / Susan E. Scarrow -- 4. Choosing MMP in New Zealand : explaining the 1993 electoral reform / David Denemark -- 5. Reforming the Italian electoral law, 1993 / Richard S. Katz -- 6. The politics of reform in Israel : how the Israeli mixed system came to be / Gideon Rahat -- 7. The causes of electoral reform in Japan / Steven R. Reed and Michael F. Thies -- 8. The sources of electoral reform in Venezuela / Brian F. Crisp and Juan Carlos Rey -- 9. Electoral reform in Bolivia : origins of the mixed-member proportional system / René Antonio Mayorga -- 10. Reforming electoral systems in Mexico / Juan Molinar Horcasitas and Jeffrey A. Weldon -- 11. Hedging against uncertainty : regime change and the origins of Hungary's mixed-member system / John W. Schiemann -- 12. Compromise amidst political conflict : the origins of Russia's mixed-member system / Robert G. Moser and Frank C. Thames, Jr. -- 13. The political consequences of Germany's mixed-member system : personalization at the grass roots? / Hans-Dieter Klingemann and Bernhard Wessels -- 14. An initial assessment of the consequences of MMP in New Zealand / Fiona Barker ... [et al.] --15. Mixed electoral rules, partisan realignment, and party system change in Italy / Roberto D'Alimonte -- 16. The Israeli mixed electoral system : unexpected reciprocal and cumulative consequences / Reuven Y. Hazan -- 17. The consequences of electoral reform in Japan / Steven R. Reed and Michael F. Thies -- 18. The legislative consequences of MMP electoral rules in Venezuela / Michael R. Kulisheck and Brian F. Crisp -- 19. The mixed-member proportional system and its consequences in Bolivia / René Antonio Mayorga -- 20. The consequences of Mexico's mixed-member electoral system, 1988-1997 / Jeffrey A. Weldon -- 21. Evaluating Hungary's mixed-member electoral system / Kenneth Benoit -- 22. The consequences of Russia's mixed-member electoral system / Robert G. Moser -- 23. The United Kingdom comes of age : the British electoral reform "revolution" of the 1990s / David M. Farrell -- 24. Electoral rules and electoral reform in Canada / R. Kent Weaver -- 25. Conclusion : Are mixed-member systems the best of both worlds? / Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg.

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