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Online-Ressource (292 p)
ISBN:
9780691119328
Content:
Pradeep Chhibber and Ken Kollman rely on historical data spanning back to the eighteenth century from Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States to revise our understanding of why a country's party system consists of national or regional parties. They demonstrate that the party systems in these four countries have been shaped by the authority granted to different levels of government. Departing from the conventional focus on social divisions or electoral rules in determining whether a party system will consist of national or regional parties, they argue instead that national party sy
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Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Electoral Competition at the Constituency Level; CHAPTER THREE: Party Aggregation; CHAPTER FOUR: From Local Notables to Party Competition; CHAPTER FIVE: Centralization and Provincialization; CHAPTER SIX: Dynamics of Party Aggregation; CHAPTER SEVEN: Party Aggregation in Four Countries; CHAPTER EIGHT: Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781400826377
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691119328
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Formation of National Party Systems : Federalism and Party Competition in Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States
Language:
English
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