Electoral Systems and Democracy

Informationen zum Autor Larry Diamond is coeditor of the Journal of Democracy , codirector of the International Forum for Democratic Studies, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy. Plattner and Diamond are coeditors of the Journal of Democracy . Klappentext As the number of democracies has increased around the world, a heated debate has emerged among experts about which system best promotes the consolidation of democracy. Is proportional representation, a majoritarian system, a mixture of the two, or some other system the best for new democracies? This book compares the experiences of diverse countries, from Latin America to southern Africa, from Uruguay, Japan, and Taiwan to Israel, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Zusammenfassung Quade! Benjamin Reilly! Andrew Reynolds! David Samuels! Richard Snyder! Richard Soudriette! R. Kent Weaver

Product details

• Authors: Larry Diamond, Larry (Director Diamond, Larry (EDT)/ Plattner Diamond, Larry Plattner Diamond
• Assisted by: Larry Diamond (Editor), Larry (Director Diamond (Editor), Marc F. Plattner (Editor), Marc F. (Editor Plattner (Editor)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2006
• EAN: 9780801884757
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8475-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: A Journal of Democracy Book; A Journal of Democracy Book; Journal of Democracy Book
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories