TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lawson, Kay
TI  - Political parties and democracy
SN  - 9780313083495
U1  - 324.2 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - California
PB  - Praeger
KW  - Political parties
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Partei
N1  -  	

Volume 1: The Americas --

Political parties and democracy: three stages of power / Kay Lawson --
Introduction to political parties and democracy: the Americas / Kay Lawson and Jorge Lanzaro --


Part 1: North America --
Chapter 1: Parties and democracy in Canada: regional fragmentation, institutional inertia, and democratic deficit / James Bickerton --
Chapter 2: Work in progress: parties and democracy in the United States / Diana Dwyre --


Part 2: Latin America --
Chapter 3: Political parties and democracy in Argentina: 1983-2008 / Ana María Mustapic --
Chapter 4: Enlargement of democracy and changes in the Bolivian party system / Fernando Mayorga --
Chapter 5: Parties and democracy in Brazil, 1985-2006: moving toward Cartelization / Jairo Nicolau --
Chapter 6: Political parties in Chile: stable conditions, inert democracy / Alfredo Joignant --
Chapter 7: Political parties and democratization in Mexico: the endless chain of electoral reforms / Esperanza Palma --
Chapter 8: How does a democracy with a weak party system work? The Peruvian case / Martin Tanaka --
Chapter 9: Uruguay: persistence and change in an old party democracy / Jorge Lanzaro.
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