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Book SynopsisReformers have promoted mixed-member electoral systems as the “best of both worlds.” In this volume, internationally recognised political scientists evaluate the ways in which the introduction of a mixed-member electoral system affects the configuration of political parties.
Trade ReviewThis important volume provides detailed theoretically informed overviews of the (conditioned) impact of a new electoral system on the politics of Japan and Taiwan, with the added bonus of additional material on a number of other mixed-member cases (New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, Bolivia and Russia prereform).”—David Farrell, University College Dublin
""This book will be an instant classic on mixed-member electoral systems blending single member districts and proportional representation, arguably the most popular electoral rules of the 21st century. Beginning with an exacting comparison between Japan and Taiwan, the authors follow with an array of cross-country comparisons to explain how key constitutional features explain variation in the number and structure of political parties. Even if majority-biased electoral rules may incentivize party consolidation, the presence of a strong executive office can proliferate intraparty factions vying for executive roles. Never before has such a strong group of scholars collaborated to work out these complex strategic incentives in so systematic a treatment.”—Frances Rosenbluth, Yale University
