| Description |
xviii, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Part One : the framework of competition. Elite supply and popular demands : an interactive model -- Democratization backwards-and in a hurry -- Understanding election outcomes -- Electoral systems compared -- Electing representatives -- Choosing a president -- Effects of electoral systems -- Parties without civil society -- A big supply of parties -- A variety of party appeals -- Fragmented, multi-dimensional party systems -- Voters without trust -- A legacy of distrust -- Political values without parties -- Clear-cut and fuzzy-focus outlooks -- Competition without institutionalization -- Institutionalization in theory -- Stable election laws -- Floating systems of parties -- An indefinite disequilibrium -- Part Two : national election results. Conventions in reporting results -- Bulgaria -- Czechoslovakia -- Czech republic -- Slovakia -- Estonia -- Hungary -- Latvia -- Lithuania -- Poland -- Romania -- Russia -- Slovenia. |
| Subject |
Elections -- Europe, Eastern.
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Elections -- Europe, Eastern -- Case studies.
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Political parties -- Europe, Eastern.
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Representative government and representation -- Europe, Eastern.
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| Added Author |
Munro, Neil, 1970-
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| ISBN |
1568028083 (alk. paper) |
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