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Author Reynolds, Andrew, 1967-

Title Electoral systems and democratization in Southern Africa / Andrew Reynolds
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 341 pages) : maps
Series Oxford studies in democratization
Oxford studies in democratization.
Contents 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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Subject Elections -- Africa, Southern
Democracy -- Africa, Southern
89.57 political participation.
Democracy
Elections
Politics and government
Demokratie
Demokratisierung
Wahl
Wahlsystem
Verkiezingen.
Kiesstelsels.
Democratisering.
Elections -- Afrique australe.
Transition démocratique -- Afrique australe.
Élections -- Afrique du Sud.
Démocratie -- Afrique du Sud.
SUBJECT Africa, Southern -- Politics and government -- 1975-1994. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001664
Subject Southern Africa
Südafrika Kontinent
Südafrika
Afrique australe -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1975- ...
Afrique du Sud -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1970-2000.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191600128
0191600121