Elections lie at the heart of democracy, and this book seeks to understand how the rules governing those elections are chosen. Drawing on both broad comparisons

"This study analyzes relationships between electoral laws and political party systems on a cross-national scale. Since these relationships are found in any poli

This book explores the dynamics of electoral system choice and raises questions about the democratic credentials of the early processes of democratization.

..." a usful volume on the impact of electoral laws...includes a very good bibliography and index...establishes a broader international and interdisciplinary pe

Governments need rules, institutions, and processes to translate the will of the people into functioning democracies. Election laws are the rules that make that