@article{2018:zeh:abgeordnet,
title = {Abgeordnetenzahl im Parlament – zu groß, zu klein, gerade richtig?},
year = {2018},
note = {After the 2017 Bundestag election, the Bundestag consists of 709
members. In the public’s opinion this number has been criticized for
being too high. The article sets out to determine the criteria for a
“correct” number of members of parliaments in a given political
system. In order to do so, the sizes of parliaments in German history
are compared as are the sizes of other parliaments. Next, the terms of
reference for parliaments in a pluralistic society are dealt with and,
finally, the relative expenses for a parliament in the national budget
are described. The results do not yield any rational criteria by which
a specific size of parliaments could be accepted as the right size.},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {744--756},
author = {Zeh, Wolfgang},
volume = {49},
number = {4}
}