Political parties in Zambia / William Tordoff -- Ghana / Robert Pinkney -- The Iraqi Ba'th Party / Marion Farouk-Sluglett and Peter Sluglett -- The Congress Party of India / Vicky Randall -- The dominant party system in Mexico / George Philip -- Brazilian party politics, 1945-87 / Paul Cammack -- Multi-party politics in Jamaica / Tony Payne -- The Cuban Community Party / John Griffiths.