Disproportionality indexes and robustness of proportional allocation methods

Electoral Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-19

  Pennisi, Aline ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disproportionality indexes; Electoral systems; Proportional allocation methods; Resource allocation; Robustness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012936947     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(97)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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