Duverger's law of plurality voting : the logic of party ompetition in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States

Duverger's law of plurality voting the logic of party ompetition in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States

Maurice Duverger is arguably the most distinguished French political scientist of the last century, but his major impact has been largely in the English-speaking world. His book, Political Parties, first translated into English in 1954, has influenced both the party politics literature (which contin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Blais, Andre, 1947- (-), Bowler, Shaun, 1958-, Grofman, Bernard
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Springer 2009.
Colección:Studies in public choice.
Materias:
Duverger, Maurice, > 1917-
Comparative government.
Election law > Cross-cultural studies.
Political parties > Cross-cultural studies.
Voting > Cross-cultural studies.
Canada > Politics and government.
Great Britain > Politics and government.
India > Politics and government.
United States > Politics and government.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009462567806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Evidence for Duverger's Law from Four Countries
  • Voting Strategically in Canada and Britain
  • Neither Representative nor Accountable: First-Past-the-Post in Britain
  • Strategic Voting in the US
  • Mechanical Effects of Duverger’s Law in the United States
  • Canada: The Puzzle of Local Three-Party Competition
  • Party Inflation in India: Why Has a Multi-Party Format Prevailed in the National Party System?
  • Does the United Kingdom Obey Duverger's Law?
  • The United States: A Case of Duvergerian Equilibrium.

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