The law of large districts: How district magnitude affects the quality of political representation
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Keywords
Law of large districts; Representation; Electoral accountability; Preferences; District magnitude;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
- D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General
- D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
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