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Electoral systems in comparative perspective: their impact on women
and minorities / edited by Wilma Rule and Joseph F. Zimmerman.

p. cm.--(Contributions in political science, ISSN 0147-1066;
no. 338)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-28633-7 (alk. paper)

1. Representative government and representation--Cross-cultural
studies. 2. Elections--Cross-cultural studies. 3. Minorities--
Political activity--Cross-cultural studies. 4. Women in politics--
Cross-cultural studies. I. Rule, Wilma. II. Zimmerman, Joseph
Francis. III. Series.

JF1057.E43 1994

324.6--dc20 93-28034

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1994 by Wilma Rule and Joseph F. Zimmerman

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-28034

ISBN: 0-313-28633-7

ISSN: 0147-1066

First published in 1994

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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