the uses of electoral success Lawson, Kay. Merkl, Peter H. text bibliography cou Boulder Lynne Rienner Publishers 2007 monographic eng

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vi, 431 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Political parties in the twenty-first century / Kay Lawson and Peter H. Merkl -- Britain's new Labour party : prospering in an antiparty climate / David McKay -- Sweden : still a stable party system? / Tommy Möller -- European social democracy : failing successfully / William E. Paterson and James Sloam -- Poland's democratic left alliance : beyond postcommunist succession / Hironim Kubiak -- Lithuanian Social Democrats : a prosperous postcommunist party / Algis Krupavičius -- Uruguayan party system : transition within transition / Jorge Lanzaro -- Germany's Christian Democrats : survivors in a secular society / Frank Bösch -- Japan : why parties fail, yet survive / Haruhiro Fukui -- Russia's political parties : deep in the shadow of the president / Anotoly Kulik -- Mexico : helping the opposition prosper / Mark A. Martinez -- Israel 's Shas : party prosperity and dubious democracy / Yael Yishai -- Chile : from individual politics to party militancy / Alfredo Joignant and Patricio Navia -- Italy : a tale of two parties / Gianfranco Pasquino -- France : antisystem parties vs. government parties / Florence Haegel and Marc Lazar -- The US two-party system : using power to prosper / Robin Kolodny -- Becoming the party of government / Peter H. Merkl -- When parties dedemocratize / Kay Lawson. edited by Kay Lawson, Peter H. Merkl. Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-395) and index. Political parties JF2051 .W48 2007 324.2 9781588265340 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9788130909660 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2007002451 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002451.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002451.html DLC 070119 20170105102919.0 14703835