TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wolinetz,Steven B.
TI  - Political parties
T2  - The International library of politics and comparative government
SN  - 1855218542
AV  - JF2051. P567 1998
U1  - 324.2 
PY  - 1998///]
CY  - Aldershot, Brookfield USA
PB  - Dartmouth, Ashgate
KW  - Political parties
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgements --; Series Preface --; Introduction --; 1; The Function of Political Parties: A Critique of the Literature and the Approach --; 2; Political Parties in Western Democracies: Some Sceptical Reflections --; 3; Political Parties: The Functional Approach and the Structural Alternative --; 4; Formalizing and Testing Durverger's Theories on Political Parties --; 5; On the Theory of Party Organization --; 6; Dominant Coalition and Organizational Stability --; 7; The "Paradox of Enrollment": Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Party Memberships --; 8; The Evolution of Party Organizations in Europe: The Three Faces of Party Organization --; 9; Opinion Structure of Political Parties: The Special Law of Curvilinear Disparity --; 10; The Internal Politics of Parties: The Law of Curvilinear Disparity Revisited --; 11; Factionalism in West European Parties: A Framework for Analysis --; 12; Formation and Success of New Parties: A Cross-National Analysis --; 13; New Politics and Party Systems: The Emergence of a New Type of Party? --; 14; The Silent Counter-Revolution: Hypotheses on the Emergence of Extreme Right-wing Parties in Europe --; 15; Party Decline in the West: A Skeptic's View --; 16; An Integrated Theory of Party Goals and Party Change --; 17; Recasting Social Democracy in Europe: A Nested Games Explanation of Strategic Adjustment in Political Parties --; 18; Class Structure and Social Democratic Party Strategy --; 19; Party System Change: The Catch-all Thesis Revisited --; 20; Changing Models of Party Organization and Party Democracy: The Emergence of the Cartel Party --; 21; Activist-Leader Relations and the Structure of Political Parties: "Exchange" Models and Vote-Seeking Behaviour in Parties --; 22; Parties, Programs and Policies: A Comparative and Theoretical Perspective --; 23; Political Parties and Macroeconomic Policy --; Name Index
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