The Dynamics of Two-Party Politics: Party Structures and the Management of Competition
- ISBN-10
- 0199564434
- ISBN-13
- 9780199564439
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 164
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-06-11
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Alan Ware
Description
This book examines the role played by the parties themselves in shaping how two-party systems work. It argues that how both the type of organization and the actions of individual politicians can change the dynamics of a system; party systems cannot be explained merely by reference to social forces or the logic of competition. It offers a unique interpretation of a number of changes in the past - such as why the American Whig party, the British Liberals, and theCanadian Progressive Conservatives all collapsed
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