The method for analyzing the competitiveness at local elections to legislative bodies (a case study of industrial “small towns” in the Perm region)
Keywords:
competitiveness, effective number of parties, local elections, small industrial townsAbstract
Using the method of calculating the effective number of parties / candidates, the authors of the article analyze the level of competitiveness at local elections.The research is focused on industrial "small towns" of the Perm region: Lysva, Gubakha, Chusovoy, Solikamsk. The correlation between quantitative and qualitative indicators of the competition between candidates / parties at elections is shown.DOI: 10.17072/2218-1067-2016-4-19-43References
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