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Electoral Systems and Party Systems: A Study of Twenty-Seven Democracies 1945-1990 (Comparative European Politics)
Electoral Systems and Party Systems A Study of TwentySeven Democracies 19451990 - Comparative European Politics Author:Arend Lijphart This systematic and comprehensive study describes and classifies 70 electoral systems used by 27 democracies including those of Western Europe, the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, India, Israel, Japan, and New Zealand. Using comparative and statistical analysis of these systems, Arend Lijphart demonstrates the effect of the elector... more »al formula used, the number of representatives elected per district, electoral thresholds, and five other key features of electoral systems on the proportionality of the election outcome, the degree of multipartisanism, and the creation of majority parties.« less