1. Defining and Measuring the Trajectory of Democratization -- 2. Defining the Intervening and Explanatory Variables -- 3. Choosing an Electoral System -- 4. Majoritarian or Power-Sharing Government -- 5. Plurality Case Study Election Results: Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe -- 6. PR Case Study Election Results: South Africa and Namibia -- 7. Re-Running Elections under Alternative Electoral Systems -- 8. Cross-Country Comparisons: Legislative and Executive Inclusion -- 9. Conclusion: The Case for Democratic Optimism -- App. Crafting Districts for Re-runs
Summary
A comparative study of democratic design in Southern Africa, this text finds that the decisions about how to constitute representative parliaments have wide ranging effects on the type of parties and party systems that develop
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-330) and index
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