Contents
Acknowledgments
Glossary of Major Political Parties
Introduction
Part 1. The Electoral System: Rules, Politicians, and Parties
1. Elections and the Politics of Geography
2. Campaign Strategy under Open-List Proportional Representation
3. The Evolution of Electoral Support, 1978–94
4. History Matters: The Interaction of Social Structure and Political Events
Part 2. The Legislative Arena
5. Wheeling, Dealing, and Appealing: What Motivates Deputies?
6. Presidential Coalition-Building Strategies
7. Party Discipline in the Chamber of Deputies
8. Procedures, Parties, and Negotiations in a Fragmented Legislature
Conclusion
A. The Maps and Moran’s I
B. Data Sources and Problems
C. The Constituent Assembly Voting Database
D. Cooperation and Defection among Deputies, 1991–98
References
Index