Inequality and Public Policy in China. By Björn A. Gustafsson, Li Shi, and Terry Sicular. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 364 pp. $90.00 (cloth)
In: Journal of east Asian studies, Band 12, Heft 2, S. 297-299
ISSN: 2234-6643
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In: Journal of east Asian studies, Band 12, Heft 2, S. 297-299
ISSN: 2234-6643
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 24, Heft 6, S. 852-870
ISSN: 1466-4429
In: The Journal of sex research, Band 57, Heft 8, S. 997-1004
ISSN: 1559-8519
In: Journal of vocational behavior, Band 104, S. 128-140
ISSN: 1095-9084
In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 44, Heft 12, S. 1599-1621
ISSN: 1552-3829
Having two votes for the same election or two simultaneous elections with different electoral systems provides a golden opportunity to ascertain the impact of the electoral system and to sort out the relative magnitude of mechanical and psychological effects on parties and voters. The authors propose a new methodology for estimating such effects and apply that methodology to 13 elections, 9 in Switzerland and 4 in Japan. The authors find mechanical effects to dominate in half of the elections examined, most particularly in the more recent Swiss elections. They discuss the implications of these findings.
In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 44, Heft 12, S. 1599-1622
ISSN: 0010-4140