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To Keep or To Change First Past The Post? - The Politics of Electoral Reform (Hardcover)
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To Keep or To Change First Past The Post? - The Politics of Electoral Reform (Hardcover)
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First past the post is one of the oldest and simplest electoral
systems. The logic is simple: the candidate with the most votes
wins. It is the system in place in some of the oldest democracies,
most especially the United States and the United Kingdom, as well
as the largest democracy, India. This is also a system that is
hotly debated, and proposals for reform are often advanced.
This book addresses the following questions: What fosters or
hinders reform of first past the post? When and why does reform
emerge on the political agenda? Who proposes and who opposes
reform? When and why do reform proposals succeed or fail? What kind
of proposal tends to be put on the table? Are some types of
proposal more likely to succeed? Why?
The first chapter undertakes a comparative analysis of the
conditions under which reform is initiated. The following chapters
investigate in detail the politics of electoral reform in the
United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and New Zealand, the
debates that take place, the proposals that are advanced, and the
strategies deployed by the actors. These analyses contribute to a
rich and nuanced understanding of why first past the post is often
challenged and sometimes replaced.
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