期刊全称 | A Natural Experiment on Electoral Law Reform | 期刊简称 | Evaluating the Long | 影响因子2023 | Daniela Giannetti,Bernard Grofman | 视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/142/141503/141503.mp4 | 发行地址 | Teams up experts in Italian and Japanese politics in a unique comparative analysis of electoral reforms in these countries.Considers electoral systems in political, social, and cultural context.Featur | 学科分类 | Studies in Public Choice | 图书封面 |  | 影响因子 | In the early 1990s, major electoral reforms took place in both Italy and Japan; each replaced a form of “proportional representation” (in which voters cast a ballot for a party list) with a “mixed member” system (in which voters cast ballots for individual candidates and party lists).The reforms were enacted by political elites in the context of divisions within the dominant party, changing patterns of party support, and party splits, in efforts to retain power while responding to charges of corruption, clientelism, and lack of accountability. The experiences of both countries provide a laboratory in which to investigate the effects and implications of the reforms, and, more broadly to analyze voter behavior in the context of institutional change.The introduction provides an overview of post-WWII politics and electoral reform in Italy and Japan.In each of the next four chapters, specialists in Italian and Japanese electoral politics are teamed up to review data both before and after the reforms.Within this comparative framework, the authors explore such topics as changes in party competition, candidate selection mechanisms, and intra-party politics.The concluding chapter considers | Pindex | Book 2011 |
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