Mixed-Member Electoral Systems in Constitutional Context : Taiwan, Japan, and Beyond /

Reformers have promoted mixed-member electoral systems as the "best of both worlds." In this volume, internationally recognized political scientists evaluate the ways in which the introduction of a mixed-member electoral system affects the configuration of political parties. The contributo...

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Other Authors: Tan, Alexander C. (Editor), Huang, Chi, 1953- (Editor), Cox, Gary W. (Editor), Batto, Nathan F. (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
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