The Dynamics of Two-Party Politics: Party Structures and the Management of Competition

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 collapsed

Other Details

• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Format: Hardcover
• Edition: 1
• Date Published: 2009
• Authors: Ware, Alan