Blume, Lorenz; Döring, Thomas; Voigt, Stefan - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 228 (2008) 4, pp. 317-344
Summary Most German states changed their local constitutions during the 1990s in order to become more citizen-friendly. To reach that goal, many local constitutions now allow for the direct election of mayors, initiatives and referenda, and vote-aggregation as well as vote-splitting....
