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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Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2001 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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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