Full representation: the future of proportional election systems.
Part of a special issue on the prospect of creating a new democracy for a new century. The writer discusses the use of proportional representation (PR) election systems in the U.S. The underlying principle of PR is the belief that groups of like-minded voters should win seats in legislative assemb...
| Published in: | National Civic Review Vol. 87; no. 1; pp. 85 - 96 |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Spring 1998
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