List of Tables and Figures; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Institutions and Representation; 2 Institutional Effects on the Incumbency Advantage; 3 Institutional Design and Ambition; 4 Institutional Design and Role Orientation; 5 Institutional Design and Symbolic Representation; 6 Institutional Design, Legislators' Information, and Perceptual Accuracy; 7 Institutional Design and Substantive Representation; 8 Conclusion; Appendix A: State Legislators and Their Districts; Appendix B: Descriptive Statistics of Variables; References; Index
Summary
An enduring question for most nations has been how to best represent their citizens and their needs. This is a complex issue as there is no universally accepted definition of good representation. Representation and Institutional Design addresses theissues of institutions and representation by examining how variation in institutional design can affect many aspects of how legislators represent their constituents. It does so by examining the relationships between legislative design (electoral laws, term limits, professionalism, and district size and magnitude) and many aspects of representation)
