Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Acronyms
- Acknowledgments
- INTRODUCTION: SURVIVING DEMOCRACY
- 1 THE ROOTS OF REGENERATION: COMMUNIST PRACTICES AND ELITE RESOURCES
- 2 BREAKING WITH THE PAST, REORGANIZING FOR THE FUTURE
- 3 DEVELOPING PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSIVENESS
- 4 CONVINCING THE VOTERS: CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS
- 5 PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS AND COALITIONS
- CONCLUSION: SUCCEEDING IN DEMOCRACY
- APPENDIX A THE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMS
- APPENDIX B THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ELECTORATES
- APPENDIX C THE STRUCTURES OF COMPETITION
- Bibliography
- Index
- Titles in the series
APPENDIX C - THE STRUCTURES OF COMPETITION
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Acronyms
- Acknowledgments
- INTRODUCTION: SURVIVING DEMOCRACY
- 1 THE ROOTS OF REGENERATION: COMMUNIST PRACTICES AND ELITE RESOURCES
- 2 BREAKING WITH THE PAST, REORGANIZING FOR THE FUTURE
- 3 DEVELOPING PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSIVENESS
- 4 CONVINCING THE VOTERS: CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS
- 5 PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS AND COALITIONS
- CONCLUSION: SUCCEEDING IN DEMOCRACY
- APPENDIX A THE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMS
- APPENDIX B THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ELECTORATES
- APPENDIX C THE STRUCTURES OF COMPETITION
- Bibliography
- Index
- Titles in the series
Summary
Table C.1 presents two indices of the structures of competition and the relevant electoral institutions. First, the index of fractionalization measures the concentration of competitive strength among parties. The higher its value, the more dispersed the seats among parties in parliament. Second, the effective number of legislative parties measures the number of “relevant” parties in parliament necessary to form a coalition.
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- Redeeming the Communist PastThe Regeneration of Communist Parties in East Central Europe, pp. 303 - 304Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002