| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 331 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Comparative politics
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Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-318) and index. |
| Contents |
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; I. Introduction; II. Structuring the Process: The Boundary Authority; III. Setting the Rules: One Person, One Vote and Other Principles; IV. Making Provisions for Minority Representation; V. Taking Account of the Broader Context: Electoral Rules and Systems; VI. Measuring the Impact and Reforming the Process; VII. Multicountry Comparisons of Delimitation Practices; Appendices; References; Index. |
| Summary |
This indispensable introduction to the institutions, practices, and consequences of boundary delimitation around the world brings together some of the world's leading specialists on redistricting. - ;The aim of this book is threefold. First to put in one place for the convenience of both scholars and practitioners the basic data on redistricting practices in democracies around the world. Remarkably, this data has never before been collected. Second, to provide a series of short case studies that look in more detail at particular countries with regard to the institutions and practices that have. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Election districts -- Case studies.
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Election districts. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Apportionment (Election law) -- Case studies.
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Apportionment (Election law) |
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Comparative government.
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Comparative government. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Handley, Lisa.
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Grofman, Bernard.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Redistricting in comparative perspective. Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 (DLC) 2008024821 |
| ISBN |
0191551708 (electronic book) |
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9780191551703 (electronic book) |
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1281770000 |
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9781281770004 |
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0199227403 (Cloth) |
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9780199227402 |
| Standard No. |
9786611770006 |
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