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A standard in the field of political theory and thought, The Theory of Parties and the Electoral System contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary party structures and demonstrates the wide utility of the rationalistic approach for explaining behavior derived from the self-interest of political actors.

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Analytical, careful, and scholarly... it makes an important contribution to theory-building about political parties. Journal of Politics This short, well-written comparative treatise deals with the causal relations between electoral structures on one hand and party and campaign behavior on the other. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Parties, Elections, and Democracy
2. Electoral Law
3. An Extensive Test
4. An Intensive Test: Electoral Experience
5. An Intensive Test: Campaign and Nomination
6. An Intensive Test: Verification
7. Concluding Remarks
Appendix A: Sampling
Appendix B: Questionnaire
Notes
Index

A Theory of Parties and Electoral Systems

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 27/10/2007
      ISBN13: 9780801887598, 978-0801887598
      ISBN10: 0801887593
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A standard in the field of political theory and thought, The Theory of Parties and the Electoral System contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary party structures and demonstrates the wide utility of the rationalistic approach for explaining behavior derived from the self-interest of political actors.

      Trade Review
      Analytical, careful, and scholarly... it makes an important contribution to theory-building about political parties. Journal of Politics This short, well-written comparative treatise deals with the causal relations between electoral structures on one hand and party and campaign behavior on the other. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      1. Parties, Elections, and Democracy
      2. Electoral Law
      3. An Extensive Test
      4. An Intensive Test: Electoral Experience
      5. An Intensive Test: Campaign and Nomination
      6. An Intensive Test: Verification
      7. Concluding Remarks
      Appendix A: Sampling
      Appendix B: Questionnaire
      Notes
      Index

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