Elections by Design

by Bryon Moraski

Legislative elections are the defining institution of a representative democracy. They determine how the power to govern society is distributed among political actors, regardless of whether those actors are political parties, ethnic groups, or business interests. Yet the rules that decide how thousands, if not millions, of popular votes are translated into a relatively small number of parliamentary seats vary widely across, and sometimes within,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875803555
• ISBN13: 9780875803555
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher