
ISBN details
- ISBN 10: 0199564434
- ISBN 13: 9780199564439
Overview
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 collapsedOther Details
- Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: 1
- Date Published: 2009
- Authors: Ware, Alan