Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-267) and index.
Electoral competition at the constituency level -- Party aggregation -- From local notables to party competition -- Centralization and provincialization -- Dynamics of party aggregation -- Party aggregation in four countries.
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Pradeep Chhibber and Ken Kollman rely on historical data spanning back to the eighteenth century from Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States to revise our understanding of why a country's party system consists of national or regional parties. They demonstrate that the party systems in these four countries have been shaped by the authority granted to different levels of government.
JSTOR
22573/cttt4xw
Formation of national party systems.
9780691119311
Comparative government.
Federal government-- History, Case studies.
Political parties-- History, Case studies.
Comparative government.
Federal government.
Government - General.
Law, Politics & Government.
Political Institutions & Public Administration - General.
Political parties.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Political Parties.