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List of Figures | p. xiii |
List of Tables | p. xv |
List of Symbols | p. xix |
How Electoral Systems Matter | p. 1 |
Rules and Tools | |
The Origins and Components of Electoral Systems | p. 13 |
Electoral Systems-Simple and Complex | p. 23 |
The Number and Balance of Parties | p. 47 |
Deviation from Proportional Representation and Proportionality Profiles | p. 65 |
Openness to Small Parties: The Micro-Mega Rule and the Seat Product | p. 83 |
The Duvergerian Macro-Agenda: How Simple Electoral Systems Affect Party Sizes and Politics | |
The Duvergerian Agenda | p. 101 |
The Number of Seat-Winning Parties and the Largest Seat Share | p. 115 |
Seat Shares of All Parties and the Effective Number of Parties | p. 143 |
The Mean Duration of Cabinets | p. 165 |
How to Simplify Complex Electoral Systems | p. 177 |
Size and Politics | p. 187 |
The Law of Minority Attrition | p. 201 |
The Institutional Impact on Votes and Deviation from PR | p. 225 |
Implications and Broader Agenda | |
Thresholds of Representation and the Number of Pertinent Electoral Parties | p. 241 |
Seat Allocation in Federal Second Chambers and the Assemblies of the European Union | p. 255 |
What Can We Expect from Electoral Laws? | p. 269 |
Detecting Factors Other than the Seat Product | p. 287 |
References | p. 293 |
Index | p. 307 |
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