Political Parties and Interest Groups : : Shaping Democratic Governance /

Political Parties and Interest Groups : : Shaping Democratic Governance / / 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 Re...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (353 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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