Appraising Electoral Equality: Goodness-of-Fit Criteria

Friedrich Pukelsheim
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Friedrich Pukelsheim: Universität Augsburg, Institut für Mathematik

Chapter Chapter 10 in Proportional Representation, 2014, pp 126-141 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Perfect electoral equality is a conceptual ideal defying reality, a certain degree of inequality must be practically tolerated. Ways and means are discussed how to numerically evaluate the residue of disproportionality that apportionment methods inevitably carry along. Three approaches are explored.

Keywords: Vote Share; Converse Implication; Weak Parti; Ideal Share; Seat Share (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-03856-8_10

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