Russell J. Dalton, David M. Farrell, and Ian McAllister
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New York :
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Oxford University Press,
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c2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvii, 238 p. :
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ill. ;
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24 cm
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INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Parties and representative government -- Parties and election campaigns -- Parties and electoral institutions -- Party mobilization and campaign participation -- Electoral Choice -- Citizens and their policy preferences -- Party images and party linkage -- Voter choice and partisan representation -- Parties in government -- Government formation and democratic representation -- Party policies and policy outputs -- Party evolution
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This volume examines how political parties ensure the functioning of the democratic process in contemporary societies. Based on unprecedented cross-national data, the authors find that the process of party government is still alive and well in most contemporary democracies