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Comparative politics

an alternative to the effective number of parties that counts the largest party as one and weights the other parties so the leading party's dominance is better reflected.

In comparative politics, Molinar index refers to an alternative to the effective number of parties that counts the largest party as one and weights the other parties so the leading party's dominance is better reflected. This meaning comes from Molinar (1991) in American Political Science Review.[1]

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References

Molinar, J. (1991). Counting the Number of Parties: An Alternative Index. American Political Science Review, 85(4), 1383-1391. https://doi.org/10.2307/1963951

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