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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Boston, Jonathan |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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The impact of proportional representation on government effectiveness: the New Zealand experience |
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2003 |
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p.7-22. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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It is often claimed that proportional representation )PR) undermines government effectiveness, including decisional efficacy, fiscal prudence, electoral responsiveness and accountability. Drawing on New Zealand's experience since the introduction of a mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system in 1996, this article examines the impact of the new voting system on government effectiveness. Although government durability has been substantially reduced and the policy-making process has become more complex, governments under MMP appear to be no less able to address major policy problems or respond to changing economic circumstances. Moreover, New Zealand has maintained continuous fiscal surpluses under MMP - a radical departure from the protracted, and often large, deficits that characterised the previous two decades under a majoritarian electoral system. - Reproduced. |
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Public administration - New Zealand |
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Public administration |
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Bale, Tim |
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Church, Stephen |
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Australian Journal of Public Administration |
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