The Theory of Parties and the Electoral System

出版者:The Johns Hopkins University Press

作者:Richard Katz

页数:168

出版时间:2007

价格:GBP 18.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780801887598

图书标签:politics

Political parties and elections are the mainsprings of modern democracy. In this classic volume, Richard S. Katz explores the problem of how a given electoral system affects the role of political parties and the way in which party members are elected. He develops and tests a theory of the differences in the cohesion, ideological behavior, and issue orientation of Western parliamentary parties on the basis of the electoral systems under which they compete. A standard in the field of political theory and thought, The Theory of Parties and the Electoral System contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary party structures and demonstrates the wide utility of the rationalistic approach for explaining behavior derived from the self-interest of political actors.