A semi-virtual memory multi-programming system for the mini-computer PDP 8/3 (ILLIAC-3) /

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Mixed-Member Electoral Systems in Constitutional Context : Taiwan, Japan, and Beyond /

After the electoral reform in 1994, Japan saw a gradual evolution from a multi-party system toward a two-party system over the course of five House of Representatives election cycles. In contrast, after Taiwan’s constitutional amendment in 2005, a two-party system emerged in the first post-reform legislative election in 2008. Critically, however, Taiwan’s president is directly elected while Japan’s prime minister is indirectly elected. The contributors conclude that the higher the payoffs of holding the executive office and the greater degree of cross-district coordination required to win it, the stronger the incentives for elites to form and stay in the major parties. In such a context, a country will move rapidly toward a two-party system. In Part II, the contributors apply this theoretical logic to other countries with mixed-member systems to demonstrate its generality. They find the effect of executive competition on legislative electoral rules in countries as disparate as Thailand, the Philippines, New Zealand, Bolivia, and Russia. The findings presented in this book have important implications for political reform. Often, reformers are motivated by high hopes of solving some political problems and enhancing the quality of democracy. But, as this group of scholars demonstrates, electoral reform alone is not a panacea. Whether and to what extent it achieves the advocated goals depends not only on the specification of new electoral rules per se but also on the political context—and especially the constitutional framework—within which such rules are embedded.

GAO questions key aspects of FAA's plans to acquire the multi-billion dollar advanced automation system and related programs.

"B-206887."

Braking system performance of selected 1978 model year trucks and multi-purpose vehicles. Final report.

Mode of access: Internet.

Dade County Trauma Task Force: a multi-system comparative analysis.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

The design and implementation of a multi-task batch operating system and paging interpreter for the PDP-II /

Thesis (M. S.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Multi-Batch : a multiprogrammed multiprocessor Batch system for the PDP-11 computer /

Includes bibliographical references.

Calibration of radar antenna and positioning camera axes of the airborne profile recorder system.

Includes bibliography.

Operator's, organizational, direct support and general support maintenance manual : topographic support system camera, copying, lithographic, NSN 3610-01-174-4066, model no. P-E38.

"14 April 1986."