A note on "Measurement of disproportionality in proportional representation systems"
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In this paper, we add three further indices to the survey on disproportionality by Karpov. Two of them are rooted in the issue of power, so we discuss the relevance of it in evaluating the disproportionality of a Parliament w.r.t. the voting body.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Mathematical and Computer Modelling
دوره 55 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012