Elections as instruments of democracy : majoritarian and proportional visions

Author(s)

• Powell, G. Bingham

Bibliographic Information

Elections as instruments of democracy : majoritarian and proportional visions

G. Bingham Powell, Jr

Yale Univeristy Press, c2000

• : cloth
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-292) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

An exploration of elections as instruments of democracy. Focusing on elections in 20 democracies over the last quarter of the 20th century, it examines the differences between two great visions of democracy - the "majoritarian" vision and the "proportional influence" vision.

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Details

• NCID: BA49708873
• ISBN:
  • 0300080158
  • 0300080166
• LCCN: 99059159
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New Haven
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 298 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JF1001
  • DC21 : 321.8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Elections
  • LCSH : Democracy
  • LCSH : Representative government and representation
  • LCSH : Majorities
  • LCSH : Proportional representation