Political Parties and Interest Groups : : Shaping Democratic Governance / / ed. by Clive S. Thomas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Appleton, Andrew,; Constantelos, John,; Gellner, Winand,; Hamann, Kerstin,; Hrebenar, Ronald J.,; Johnson, Diane E.,; Jordan, Grant,; Maloney, William A.,; Ost, David,; Robertson, John D.,; Rosenberg, Jonathan,; Thomas, Clive S.,; Widfeldt, Anders,; Yishai, Yael,
• HerausgeberIn: Thomas, Clive S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1. Studying the Political Party– Interest Group Relationship --; Part 1. The Traditional Democracies --; 2. Britain: Change and Continuity Within the New Realities of British Politics --; 3. France: Party-Group Relations in the Shadow of the State --; 4. Sweden: Weakening Links Between Political Parties and Interest Organizations --; 5. The United States: The Paradox of Loose Party-Group Ties in the Context of American Political Development --; Part 2. The Post–World War II Democracies --; 6. Germany: The Continuing Dominance of Neocorporatism --; 7. Italy: The Erosion and Demise of Party Dominance --; 8. Israel: The End of Integration --; 9. Japan: Strong State, Spectator Democracy, and Modified Corporatism --; Part 3. The Transitional Democracies --; 10. Spain: Changing Party-Group Relations in a New Democracy --; 11. The Czech Republic: Party Dominance in a Transitional System --; 12. Poland: Parties, Movements, Groups, and Ambiguity --; 13. Argentina: Parties and Interests Operating Separately by Design and in Practice --; 14. Mexico: The End of Party Corporatism? --; Part 4. Conclusions --; 15. Toward a Systematic Understanding of Party-Group Relations in Liberal Democracies --; Acronyms --; Further Reading --; Notes --; References --; The Contributors --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781588261885; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781588261885
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Clive S. Thomas.

This benchmark study of the political party–interest group relationship—crucial in shaping the characteristics of democratic political systems—provides an in-depth analysis of the connection between special interests and political parties across thirteen democracies: Argentina, Britain, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United States.