TY - BOOK AU - Farrell, David M., TI - Electoral systems: a comparative introduction SN - 9781403912 AV - JF1001 .F35 2011 U1 - 324.6/3 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK, New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Representative government and representation KW - Elections N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: -- The Study of Electoral Systems -- The Single Member Plurality System and its Cousins -- Majority Electoral Systems : Two-Round Systems and the Alternative Vote -- The List Systems of Proportional Representation -- Mixed-Member Systems -- The Single Transferable Vote System of Proportional Representation -- The Consequences of Electoral Systems -- The Politics of Electoral System Design -- Electoral Systems and Electoral Institutions -- Electoral Systems and Stability N2 - "Electoral Systems examines the six principle types of electoral system currently in use in more than seventy of the world's democracies. A common format is adopted throughout, dealing with explanations of how the system operates and its effects on the political system."-- UR - http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1388/2280452/image/lgcover.9781403912312.jpg ER -