Fixing the FPTP

Rightly described as a basket case by two famous British academics in the 1960s, Mauritius went on to become a development success in a short timeframe. One of the factors behind this prosperity is the unique version of the FPTP system which she has been using since 1967. The problem is that for the past 25 years mainstream politicians have basically been haggling about which type of autocracy is best for Mauritius by trying to replace it with a mixed system. This would be a complete disaster for Mauritius which is now, thanks to two decades of an extreme version of Voodoo Economics, a notch away from junk status.

This book has been written primarily to help avert this calamity by critically evaluating all the main propositions for electoral reform since 2002 using an extensive list of essential criteria. It also proposes a much simpler solution based on the recasting of an alleged defect with the current system and a thorough analysis of electoral data which is neither compensatory nor parallel and which complies with an UNHRC ruling without losing any of the extraordinary advantages of the FPTP.

More precisely, reading this book will provide the following benefits
• Help put the debate on electoral reform in Mauritius and elsewhere on a firmer footing and avoid its minefields by using more than a dozen essential criteria which are usually ignored, thereby potentially saving countries from decades of babbling
• Learn about the great version of the FPTP which Mauritius has used to help prove one Economics Nobel wrong and which may be useful in post-conflict situations
• Find out how this awesome electoral system can be improved in a few easy steps
• Access a 9-point roadmap for electoral reform in Mauritius
• Enable policy-makers to master this crucial issue fast
• Understand why the dynamics of the debate globally will likely shift in a very predictable way
• Grasp the essential ingredients to design a future-proof electoral system