Quotas for women in politics: gender and candidate selection reform worldwide

In recent years, parties and 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 and develops a framework for explaining their adoption and mixed effects on the numbers of women elected. INDICE: 1.: Introduction to Gender Quotas; 2.: The Adoption of Gender Quotas; 3.: The Implementation of Gender Quotas; 4.: Reserved Seats in Pakistanand India; 5.: Party Quotas in Sweden and the United Kingdom; 6.: LegislativeQuotas in Argentina and France; 7.: Conclusions and Directions for Future Research; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-974027-7
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 302
• Fecha Publicación: 15/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés