Electoral system redesign : an opportunity for effective political reform in the Philippines / Paul D. Hutchcroft -- Why (and how) electoral systems shape development outcomes / Allen Hicken -- Designing and reforming electoral systems in Southeast Asia / Benjamin Reilly -- When does electoral system reform occur? / Allen Hicken -- Gender and the electoral system : what works for women / Socorro L. Reyes -- Lessons from a neighbor : the negative consequences of Indonesia's shift to the open list / Edward Aspinall -- The Political Party Development Bill : strengthening parties toward the goal of strengthening Philippine democracy / Ramon C. Casiple -- Patronage politics and parties in the Philippines : insights from the 2016 elections / Meredith L. Weiss -- Untangling the party list system / Julio C. Teehankee -- The multi-member plurality system in the Philippines and its implications / Nico Ravanill.
Summary:
"The current combination of electoral systems in the Philippines essentially guarantees the perpetuation of weak and incoherent political parties. As long as parties are weak and lacking in coherence, the primary focus of political contention is much more likely to be on patronage and pork than on policies and programs. As political reformers seek to address these fundamental problems of the Philippine polity, there is no better place to start than through a well-constructed set of changes to the electoral system. In this volume, expert contributors survey major types of electoral systems found throughout the world, explain their powerful influence on both democratic quality and development outcomes, and explore the comparative political dynamics of reform processes. A recurring theme is the virtue of a mixed electoral system involving some element of closed-list proportional representation--known internationally as one of the most effective means of building stronger and more coherent political parties. This, in turn, can be expected to encourage the emergence of a more policy-oriented (and less patronage-driven) polity"-- Provided by publisher.
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