Political parties and interest groups : shaping democratic governance / edited by Clive S. Thomas.

Other author Thomas, Clive S.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001.
Descriptionxi, 353 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Cover title Political parties & interest groups
Contents Studying the political party-interest group relationship / Clive S. Thomas -- Britain : change and continuity within the new realities of British politics / Grant Jordan, William A. Maloney -- France : party-group relations in the shadow of the State / Andrew Appleton -- Sweden : weakening links between political parties and interest organizations / Anders Widfeldt -- The United States : the paradox of loose party-group ties in the context of American political development / Clive S. Thomas -- Germany : the continuing dominance of neocorporatism / Winand Gellner, John D. Robertson -- Italy : the erosion and demise of party dominance / John Constantelos -- Israel : the end of integration / Yael Yishai -- Japan : strong state, spectator democracy, and modified corporatism / Ronald J. Hrebenar -- Spain : changing party-group relations in a new democracy / Kerstin Hamann -- The Czech Republic : party dominance in a transitional system / Robert K. Evanson, Thomas M. Magstadt -- Poland : parties, movements, groups, and ambiguity / David Ost -- Argentina : parties and interests operating separately by design and in practice / Diane E. Johnson -- Mexico : the end of party corporatism? / Jonathan Rosenberg -- Toward a systematic understanding of party-group relations in liberal democracies / Clive S. Thomas.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 297-334) and index.
LCCN 00062629
ISBN1555879780

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Joyner General Stacks JF2051 .P569 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold