01112nam a2200205Ia 4500 CTU_152296 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 324.63 S643 Smith, Alastair Election timing Alastair Smith a Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2004 Most parliamentary systems have endogenous election timing, where the Prime Minister is free to call for elections when he or she thinks it's appropriate to do so. Despite the huge advantage one might expect this opportunity creates, Prime Ministers still lose frequently. Alastair Smith proposes an informational theory that relates the time when leaders call for elections to the consequences of their decisions. Smith demonstrates why leaders find it difficult to profit from their ability to call for elections, even when they are popular and face weak opposition. Elections,Bầu cử Great Britain Phương Kiều Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ