Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: The Best of Both Worlds?

by Matthew P. Bishop and Matthew Soberg Shugart

This book evaluates why mixed-member systems have recently appealed to many countries with diverse electoral histories, and how well expectations for these systems have been met. Each major country that has adopted a mixed system is given two chapters, one on origins and one on consequences. The countries examined are Germany, New Zealand, Italy, Israel, Japan, Venezuela, Bolivia, Mexico, Hungary, and Russia. In addition, there are chapters on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019925768X
• ISBN13: 9780199257683
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.2"