Anmerkungen:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 2009 erstellt
Beschreibung:
Broadly speaking, this paper seeks to assess whether or not reformers crafted anticipated outcomes. This can be understood along two dimensions. First, there are outcomes that vary in benefit for a particular party. Secondly, there are outcomes that result in anticipated structural changes in party system, for example, yet these may not be identical to the outcomes hoped for by a particular party. In order to address this guiding question, we first establish the basic conditions under which major reform became a salient issue for parties; their rationale for proposing the reforms they did; and how reform unfolded. Next, we assess the structural outcomes by comparing pre and post-reform elections on the basis of 1) seat bonuses and electoral proportionality; 2) effective number of elective and parliamentary parties; and 3) the presence of single party or coalition legislative majorities. By tagging the same data to those parties driving reform, we are then able to assess particular winners and losers of reform