Democracy, Parliament and Electoral Systems
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Democracy, Parliament and Electoral Systems

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Democracy, Parliament and Electoral Systems

About this book

This book examines the importance of democracy as a system of government. Exploring various forms of democratic government throughout the world, the essays assess how democracy works in theory and in practice. Chapters cover how to improve democracy using case studies from the Caribbean and Spain, how to make parliaments more effective through technology and the structure of parliamentary bodies. the comparative benefits of different electoral systems. The contributors also examine problems thrown up by various recent elections including the American election in 2000, Sri Lanka, Poland and various African experiences.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. l Introduction: democracy, parliaments and electoral systems
  3. 2 Enhancing democracy: a Caribbean perspective
  4. 3 Transparency, integrity and funding of the political process
  5. 4 The Spanish transition: dictatorship to democracy
  6. 5 Strengthening parliament's role
  7. 6 Do unicameral or bicameral parliaments function more effectively?
  8. 7 Information technology and parliamentary effectiveness
  9. 8 Alternative electoral systems
  10. 9 Mandatory voting: the pros and cons
  11. 10 Gender equality and electoral systems
  12. 11 Holding elections: the mechanics
  13. 12 External influences on electoral processes
  14. i) Exit polls, time zones and length of elections
  15. ii) Opinion polling and the media
  16. 13 Ethnically divided polities: the case of Sri Lanka
  17. 14 The United States Presidential election: year 2000
  18. 15 Disputed election results: various African experiences
  19. 16 Evolving electoral systems: the experience of Poland
  20. 17 The New Zealand experience of changing electoral systems
  21. Afterword
  22. Appendices: A List of participants at the CPA/ Wilton Park conference
  23. B Reference material