Quotas for women in politics : gender and candidate selection reform worldwide / [electronic resource]
by Krook, Mona Lena.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009Description: 1 online resource (xi, 290 p.).ISBN: 9780199871605 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Women in politics -- Statistics | Women politicians -- Statistics | Women in politics -- Cross-cultural studies | Women politicians -- Cross-cultural studiesOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In recent years, political parties and national legislatures in more than 100 countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office. This book addresses quotas as a global phenomenon in order to provide greater analytical leverage in explaining their spread and impact around the world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
In recent years, political parties and national legislatures in more than 100 countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office. This book addresses quotas as a global phenomenon in order to provide greater analytical leverage in explaining their spread and impact around the world.
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