Comparing Democracies: Elections and Voting in Global Perspective

Book Overview

Elections have undergone radical changes in recent decades. Television, opinion polls, and professional campaign consultants have become transforming factors. Electoral systems have been reformed in many countries including Italy, Israel and Japan. New parties are changing the face of competition in Germany, France and Belgium and the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe and Latin America have established new party systems with competitive elections.

Comparing Democracies

integrates and synthesizes the most recent research in the field of elections. Internationally renowned scholars write on their area of specialty.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803958366
• ISBN13: 9780803958364
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"