International encyclopedia of elections
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Bibliographic Information
International encyclopedia of elections
Macmillan, 2000
Available at 15 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Elections are of fundamental importance in countries around the world, especially as democracy continues to spread. As more and more of the world's people are winning the right to select their leaders in free and competitive elections, many elections are poorly understood by the electorate, as well as by the world at large - and electoral institutions vary greatly from country to country. The "International Encyclopedia of Elections" surveys elections in independent nations and describe the varied systems and processes in clear language understandable to any interested reader.
Table of Contents
Articles include: - Absentee Voting - Administration of Elections - Age of Voting - Apportioning Seats and Reapportionment - Australian Ballot - Campaigning - Candidates: Legal Requirements and Disqualifications - Competitiveness of Elections - Compulsory Voting - Corrupt Practices - Cumulative Vote - Democracy and Elections - Donkey Voting - Effect of Elections on Government - Election Finance - Elections in Developing Countries - Exit Polls - Founding Elections - Free and Fair Elections - Functions of Elections - Gender Quotas - Non-citizens and Right to Vote - Nonpartisan Elections - Open Voting - Paradox of Voting - Primary Elections - Public Opinion Polls: How They Work - Rotten Boroughs - Safe Seat - Turnout - Women: Candidates and Success in Elections - Women: Enfranchisement
by "Nielsen BookData"