1st Edition

Electoral Systems and Governance How Diversity Can Improve Policy-Making

By Salomon Orellana Copyright 2014
166 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Diversity and dissent have been shown to improve decision-making in small groups. This understanding can be extended to the political arena and in turn it can enlighten ideas about policy-making. This book focuses on the relationship between electoral institutions and policy outcomes in order to effectively explore the impact of diversity and dissent on the political arena. In doing so, it... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Theory: Electoral Institutions and Governance  3. Electoral Systems and the Diversity of Political Information  4. Electoral Systems and Policy Innovation  5. Electoral Systems and Pandering  6. Conclusion

Biography

Salomon Orellana is Lecturer at the University of Michigan, USA.