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The Economic Origin of Political Parties (Paperback)
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The Economic Origin of Political Parties (Paperback)
Series: Elements in Political Economy
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Loot Price R558
Discovery Miles 5 580
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This Element examines how the changing economic basis of
parliamentary elections in nineteenth century England and Wales
contributed to the development of modern parties and elections.
Even after the 1832 Reform Act expanded the British electorate,
elections in many constituencies went uncontested, party labels
were nominal, and candidates spent large sums treating and bribing
voters. By the end of the century, however, almost every
constituency was contested, candidates stood as representatives of
national parties, and campaigns were fought on the basis of
policies. We show how industrialization, the spread of literacy,
and the rise of cheap newspapers, encouraged candidates to enter
and contest constituencies. The increased expense that came from
fighting frequent elections in larger constituencies induced
co-partisan candidates to form slates. This imparted a uniform
partisan character to parliamentary elections that facilitated the
emergence of programmatic political parties.
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