James,
--- James Gilmour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit�:
> > (Gary prefers closed party list because he says it reduces the
> > incentives for similar candidates to compete against each other
> > by promising pork to their constituency. ...
>
> The difference between closed party list and STV-PR goes very much deeper than this.
> It is a
> tragedy to see a professor of political science presenting such a superficial
> analysis.
Do candidates not offer pork, or some other local incentives, in Ireland?
I'm definitely concerned about this potential of intra-party competition, from
reading about Japanese (SNTV) and Brazilian (open-list) experiences.
I'm inclined to discourage voters from using proportionality to push local, or
very narrow interests. Maybe this can be preserved in a candidate-centered PR
method by using large districts and low magnitude.
Kevin Venzke
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